October 20, 2010

European Commission high-level discussions on data protection

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische Kommission: Datenschutz-Diskussion auf höchster Ebene | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2280] Commissioner Reding recently invited a wide variety of representatives from industry, civil society, academia and law enforcement bodies to a high-level meeting in the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. The dossier is clearly a major priority for Ms Reding, who […]

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April 26, 2006

Hamburg court rules against forum providers

The first-instance court of Hamburg gave its final ruling on the liability of forum comments, stating that moderators of internet forums are liable for content posted on their sites. Initially, the legislation held forum providers liable for illegal content they had knowledge about and there was no obligation for them to search for such content. […]

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October 8, 2003

Swiss jurisprudence about hyperlinks and virus tools

The appeal court of Zurich (Obergericht) recently published an interesting ruling about hyperlinks. Linking to an anti-racism page which contains links to hate sites does not breach Swiss anti-racism law. A former professor of computer science was accused of racism by setting a link to the site www.stop-the-hate.org. Both in first instance in 2000 and […]

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August 29, 2012

Macedonia: Serious challenges for access to public information

During July 2012, the Macedonian Young Lawyers Association (MYLA) submitted 145 requests for free access to information of public character to a number of state institutions (aka FOI requests). The requests were submitted in order to obtain information about the dynamics of implementation of the National Programme for Adoption of the Acquis Communautaire (NPAAC 2012) […]

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June 28, 2017 · Blogs

The Freedom Index – easing access to information on rights issues

A diverse group of human rights defenders in the EU has launched an ambitious project that aims to radically change the way information relating to human rights is organised. If successful, the initiative will create a system that can permanently identify and preserve all human rights data across all languages, and radically improve its availability […]

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October 20, 2010

Spanish DPA opens infringement procedures for Google Streetview

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanische Datenschutzbehörde leitet Verfahren gegen Google Street View ein | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2282] The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has opened an infringement proceeding against Google after completing the preliminary inspection activities which started in May on the collection and storage without consent of Wi-Fi networks location data and traffic […]

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September 12, 2012

Belarusian authorities harass online opposition groups

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Weißrussische Behörden drangsalieren Oppositionsgruppen im Internet | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.17_Weissrussische_Behoerden_drangsalieren_Oppositionsgruppen_im_Internet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120918] As elections in Belarus approach, independent or pro-opposition journalists and Internet users are harassed by the Belarusian authorities, pressured and even put to jail. “The call for an election boycott by some opposition figures has joined the long list of […]

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June 3, 2015 · Blogs

General Data Protection Regulation: Moving forward, slowly

The discussions in the EU on the proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are slowly advancing, but the final destination is still unknown. Commissioner Věra Jourová , who is responsible for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality and has the task of ensuring the “swift adoption of the EU data protection reform”, has stated […]

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April 26, 2006

EU pays for surveillance and control technologies

“Arming Big Brother”, a new report by Transnational Institute (TNI) and Statewatch, reveals the army industry lobbying has led to creating a new European security-industrial complex. According to this report, EU is preparing to spend to €1 billion per year on new “research” into surveillance and control technologies. Following the demands made in 2003 by […]

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August 29, 2018 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet | Transparency

Can you do independent research without being independent?

The European Commission is evaluating how the rules on net neutrality have been implemented across Europe.

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October 22, 2003

Still no EU Data Protection Supervisor

European discussions can’t agree on the appointment of a European privacy-czar. The European parliament insists on choosing Joaquín Bayo Delgado, who has no experience in data protection issues, as the new EU Data Protection Supervisor. The Council favours the Dutch Data Protection Commissioner Peter Hustinx. Jorge Salvador Hernández Mollar, the President of the European Parliament’s […]

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September 12, 2012

Unitary patent brings back the software patents debate

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Einheitspatent heizt Debatte um Software-Patente neuerlich an | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.17_Einheitspatent_heizt%20_Debatte_um_Software_Patente_neuerlich_an?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120918] The Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) of the European Parliament is preparing these days in view of the discussion on unitary patent on 17 and 18 September 2012. The issue of interest is whether these discussions will bring back […]

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