April 25, 2007

E-voting in France – after the first round of presidential elections

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The first round of the presidential elections in France, where e-voting systems have been used in 82 localities as a pilot test, showed many queues, some equipement shutdowns and dropouts of some towns (Amiens, St Malo, Le Perreux, Ifs). Some political parties have called the e-voting a […]

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December 1, 2010

The Pirate Bay founders lost their appeal in the Swedish Appeals Court

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [The Pirate Bay Gründer verlieren im Berufungsverfahren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2394] Peter Sunde, Carl Lundström and Fredrik Neij, who, in April 2009, were found guilty of copyright infringement through their file-sharing website, The Pirate Bay (TPB), have recently lost their appeal in Svea Court of Appeal. Although the court has […]

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February 25, 2009

Norwegian group joins Sweden-based Justice Center against Swedish FRA law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Norwegische Gruppen schließen sich dem Justizzentrum gegen das schwedische FRA-Gesetz an | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1306] The Norwegian organisation of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has filed a petition, known as a Third Party Intervention, in support of the case brought to the European Court of Human Rights challenging the […]

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February 25, 2009 · Blogs

EDRi participates in European project on raising privacy awareness

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi nimmt am Europäischen Projekt zur Steigerung des Problembewusstseins zur Privatsphäre teil | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1311] Macedonian: [ЕДРИ учествува во европски проект за подигнување на свеста за приватноста | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1384/4/lang,mk/] EDRi is one of the partners in a new European project initiated by the French Human Rights League (LDH), which […]

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September 26, 2007

DNA tests proposed in France for family visa applicants

On 19 September 2007, the French National Assembly adopted a draft law on immigration that allows DNA tests on candidates applying for a more than 3 month visa on family regrouping grounds. The draft law was sent to be examined by the Senate starting with 2 October. The draft law was passed with a new […]

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February 15, 2012

ENDitorial: EU DP Regulation Proposal: The French CNIL defends its turf

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: EU-Entwurf zur Datenschutzverordnung – Französische Datenschutzbehörde CNIL verteidigt ihr Revier | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.3_ENDitorial_EU-Entwurf_zur_Datenschutzverordnung_Franzoesische_Datenschutzbehoerde_CNIL_verteidigt_ihr_Revier?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120221] The French CNIL was one of the first national Data Protection Authority (DPA) to react to the publication, by the European Commission, of its Data Protection Framework Proposal on 25 January 2012. In a very […]

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April 6, 2011

Czech Constitutional Court rejects data retention legislation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Tschechisches Verfassungsgericht hebt Vorratsdatenspeicherung auf | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Tschechien_Vorratsdatenspeicherung_verfassungswidrig] The Czech Constitutional Court declared national data retention legislation unconstitutional on 31 March 2011. This is part of the Electronic Communications Act and its implementing legislation according to which records of e-mails, phone calls, and SMS as well as websites accesses […]

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May 5, 2010 · Blogs

EuroDIG 2010: where are we going ?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EuroDIG 2010: Wie geht es weiter? | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1902] Between the 29-30 April 2010, Madrid was the host of the third European Dialogue of Internet Governance (EuroDIG), an open platform for informal and inclusive discussion and exchange on public policy issues related to Internet Governance between stakeholders from all […]

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May 20, 2009

Lucky win for the Swiss biometric passports

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Glücklicher Sieg für biometrische Pässe in der Schweiz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1402] A referendum that took place in Switzerland on Sunday, 17 May 2009 was in favour of the biometric passports law by a very narrow margin. Thus the official results show that 50.14% of the voters approved the law, […]

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November 21, 2005

Civil Society Tunis declaration

APC, the association for progressive communication, reports on the civil society press conference on 18 November. Civil society representatives from all continents lined up on a panel to deliver a stark closing statement. The civil society statement was not finalised, but four points are addressed: internet governance, human rights, financing and development, and follow-up. The […]

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April 11, 2012 · Blogs

New EDRi members

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue EDRi-Mitglieder | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.7_Neue_EDRi-Mitglieder?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120411] At the EDRi General Assembly of 31 March-1 April 2012 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, EDRi welcomed 5 new members: Statewatch (UK), Society for Open Internet Technologies (Slovakia), Article 19 (UK), Icelandic Digital Freedom Society (Iceland) and DFRI (Föreningen för digitala fri- och rättigheter) – Sweden. […]

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April 11, 2012

UK: Home Office plans new surveillance measures

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [UK: Innenministerium plant neue Überwachungsmaßnahmen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.7_UK_Innenministerium_plant_neue_Ueberwachungsmassnahmen] The Communication Capabilities Development Programme (CCDP) proposed by UK coalition, meant to extend the police’s access to individuals’ email and social media traffic data, is facing strong criticism from the opposition and civil liberties campaigners. CCDP is likely to be part […]

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