November 5, 2008

US visa waiver program questioned by the Hungarian President

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 20 October 2008, Hungarian President László Sólyom sent back to the Parliament for reconsideration the adopted law on sharing criminal data that was to be the final agreement between the United States and Hungary on the US visa-waiver program. Concerned with data protection issues, the President […]

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October 9, 2013 · Blogs

Snowden deserves the 2013 Sakharov Prize

On 10 October 2013, the winner of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought will be announced by the Conference of Presidents, as chosen by members of three committees of the European Parliament (AFET, DEVE and DROI). The Prize, bearing the name of the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakharov, has been awarded every […]

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November 21, 2005

Agreement on internet governance issue

The day before official opening of the summit, delegates finally reached an agreement on the sensitive issue of global internet governance. Both the US and the EU claimed victory at the creation of a new Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The forum will be set up next year and decide upon public policy issues for the […]

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January 26, 2016 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Progress for encryption & rule of law

In times of crisis, it appears that critical, evidence-based policymaking goes out the window in favour of direct emotional reassurance. This became apparent after the 9/11, Madrid and Charlie Hebdo attacks, and once again after the Paris attacks of November 2015. Regrettably, it is as if political judgement is impaired after such events, with proposals […]

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November 21, 2007

Attack on Russian opposition media claiming copyright infringement

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The local edition of Moscow-based independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta from Samara was closed down on 8 November 2007 by the Russian authorities and its editor Sergei Kurt-Adzhiyev was criminally indicted under the accusation of having violated copyright provisions of the Russian Penal Code, by using counterfeit software. […]

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April 10, 2013 · Blogs

French intelligence wants Wikipedia to delete online content

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französischer Geheimdienst verlangt Löschung eines Wikipedia-Artikels | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.7_Franzoesischer_Geheimdienst_verlangt_Loeschung_eines_Wikipedia-Artikels?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130410] The Wikimedia Foundation was asked on 4 March 2013, by French spy agency Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur (DCRI), to remove its article in French “Station hertzienne militaire de Pierre sur Haute” (the military station of Pierre sur Haute) considered […]

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January 27, 2016 · Blogs

Academics under attack in Turkey

1128 academics from Turkish universities signed an open letter urging the government to stop using curfews to facilitate the violence ongoing for weeks in Kurdish towns. The number of local signatories increased to 2212 by 20 January 2016, including 30 Nobel Prize winners. Moreover, the letter heading “We Will Not Be A Party To This […]

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May 22, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Platform regulation

Hey Google, where does the path lead?

If you do not know the directions to a certain place, you use a digital device to find your way. With our noses glued to the screen, we blindly follow the instructions of Google Maps, or its competitor. But do you know which way you are being led?

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December 17, 2008

Romanian Authority asks ISPs to block 40 pornographic websites

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Romanian Authority for Communication (ANC) requested ISPs last week to block the access to 40 websites hosted in Romania, considering they don’t meet the criteria imposed by article 7 of Law no.196/2003 on preventing and fighting pornography. Article 7 of the law states that “the natural […]

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April 11, 2012

Hadopi report says nothing about decreases in sales

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Hadopi: Bericht verschweigt Rückgang bei den Verkaufszahlen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.7_Hadopi_Bericht_verschweigt_Rueckgang_bei_den_Verkaufszahlen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120411] Although French Hadopi authority has issued its new report to show how effective the three-strikes law was in 2010 cutting Internet piracy to half, the reality is that the system has brought no increase in the revenues for the […]

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May 18, 2011

Belgium Senate deletes the repressive part of the three strikes draft law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Belgischer Senat streicht repressive Teile des 3-Strikes-Entwurfs | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.10_Belgischer_Senat_streicht_repressive_Teile_des_3-Strikes-Entwurfs] The Belgium version of the French Hadopi three strikes law was significantly changed by the Commission of Finance and Economical Affairs (COMFINECO) of the Belgium Senate during a hearing organised on 11 May 2011 on copyright and Internet. The […]

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May 18, 2011

CoE refuses to start investigation on biometrics

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europarat lehnt Biometrie-Untersuchung ab | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.10_Europarat_lehnt_Biometrie-Untersuchung_ab] In an answer to the 31 March 2011 petition calling the Council of Europe (CoE) to start an in-depth survey under Article 52 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Thorbjørn Jagland, the Secretary General of the CoE refused to start an […]

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