February 13, 2013 · Blogs

Human rights orgs ask OECD to investigate surveillance companies

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Überwachungsfirmen: Menschenrechtsorganisationen fordern OECD-Untersuchung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.3_Ueberwachungsfirmen_Menschenrechtsorganisationen_fordern_OECD-Untersuchung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130224] In the beginning of February 2013 several human rights organisations, including Privacy International, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, Bahrain Watch and Reporters without Borders, filed formal complaints against surveillance software firms Gamma International […]

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October 22, 2008

International Action Day "Freedom not Fear" – 11.10.2008

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The first worldwide protests against surveillance measures such as the collection of all telecommunications data, the surveillance of air travellers and the biometric registration of citizens were held on 11 October 2008 under the motto “Freedom not Fear – Stop the surveillance mania!”. In at least 15 […]

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October 22, 2008

New Dutch Notice-and-Take-Down Code raises questions

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Dutch government and leading market participants have adopted a new Notice-and-Take-Down Code of Conduct. The Code seeks to clarify the responsibilities of internet intermediaries (hosting providers in particular) when confronted with a notice that online information is punishable (under Dutch penal law) or unlawful. Reactions to the […]

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February 29, 2012

Protect Coders' Rights!

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Entwicklerrechte schützen! | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.4_Entwicklerrechte_schuetzen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120229] The European Parliament is preparing to discuss the European Commission’s proposal on a draft Directive on Attacks Against Information Systems. EDRi-member Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has submitted its remarks urging the legislators not to create legal woes for researchers who expose security flaws. EFF […]

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November 5, 2008

ENDitorial: The FRA Law – Sleepwalking into a Surveillance Society

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) New disclosures from researchers and electronic surveillance experts in an effort to explain the real impacts and implications of the FRA law. The Swedish Parliament passed controversial legislation last June, the so called FRA law. It seems that the MPs didn’t realise what they were voting for […]

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April 20, 2011 · Blogs

European Commission's Net Neutrality report

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bericht der Europäischen Kommission zur Netzneutralität | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Bericht_der_EU-Kommission_zur_Netzneutralitaet] The European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes presented on 19 April 2011 its report on net neutrality, which brings nothing significant to the table, except strengthening the “wait and see” approach already presented at the Net Neutrality Summit […]

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November 19, 2008

Romania adopts data retention law

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Following the adoption of the draft law on data retention by the Chamber of Deputies on 4 November 2008, the Romanian President made the final step in adopting the law on 17 November. From now on, it is just a matter of time until the law will […]

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November 22, 2006

New law proposal on data retention submitted in Italy

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Thanks to Italian MP Maurizio Turco (Rosa nel Pugno) a law proposal on data retention authored by the Winston Smith Project has been recently submitted to the Italian Parliament as DDL (Disegno di Legge) number 1728. The proposal, whose title is “Regulations for the collection, usage, retention […]

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November 7, 2007

Open Document Format gains more support

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The first international workshop of Open Document Format (ODF) public sector users took place in Berlin on 29-30 October 2007, hosted by the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany. The position of the German Foreign Office, as host of the event, was made very clear. […]

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June 2, 2010

EP Industry Committee takes a stand on the openness of the Internet

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EP: Wirtschaftsausschuss bezieht Stellung zur Offenheit des Internets | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1966] The Industry Committee of the European Parliament has adopted its non-legislative report on Internet governance. MEPs took this opportunity to respond directly, quickly and strongly to the recently-announced plans of the Council of the EU to introduce systems […]

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April 25, 2012

ACTA – if you think we've won, we've lost

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ACTA – Wir sind noch lange nicht am Ziel | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.8_ACTA_Wir_sind_noch_lange_nicht_am_Ziel?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120507] Following the announcement of David Martin, the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in charge of the ACTA dossier in the European Parliament, that he will advise his colleagues to vote against the proposal, a widespread assumption […]

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December 19, 2007

Online media regulation in Ukraine

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A public workshop held in Ukraine on 12 December 2007 was aimed to discuss the issues regarding the regulation of the new online media. The workshop was organised by Internews Ukraine together with the Council of Europe and the National Commission on Freedom of Speech and Development […]

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