March 8, 2017 · Blogs

People with disabilities do not want just any Accessibility Act

On 6 March 2017, the European Disability Forum (EDF), the umbrella organisation representing persons with disabilities at EU level, joined forces with its members and other civil society organisations to protest in front of the European Parliament in Brussels. Over a hundred people gathered together calling for a meaningful European Accessibility Act (EAA), to guarantee better […]

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May 23, 2012

The Hague district court orders Pirate Party to censor its website

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Den Haag: Piratenpartei muss ihre Website zensurieren | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.10_Den_Haag_Piratenpartei_muss_ihre_Website_zensurieren?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120523] On 10 May 2012, the district court of The Hague gave its verdict in the case of BREIN against the Dutch Pirate Party. BREIN had earlier obtained an ex parte injunction against the Dutch Pirates but, unlike earlier ex […]

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August 18, 2021 · Blogs | Campaigns | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Inclusive technologies

Romani rights and biometric mass surveillance

The rights of Romani people should be an important topic for anyone that cares about digital rights. In this blog, hear from experts in Roma, Sinti and digital rights about why facial recognition is an important issue (and what the rest of the digital rights community can learn), and check out the Reclaim Your Face campaign’s first ever resource in the Sinti language!

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February 2, 2006

Combating Racism on Internet

A High Level Seminar on Racism and the Internet – the 4th Session of the Intergovernmental Working Group on the Effective Implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action took place in Geneva, during 16-17 January 2006. Dr. Yaman Akdeniz, director and founder of Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties prepared a background report for the seminar […]

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June 6, 2012

Modernisation of CoE Convention 108: EDRi's comments

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europarat: EDRi-Stellungnahme zur Modernisierung der Konvention 108 | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.11_Europarat_EDRi-Stellungnahme_zur_Modernisierung_der_Konvention_108?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120606] EDRi submitted last week its comments on the proposal for the Modernisation of Council of Europe (CoE) Convention 108 for the Protection of Individuals with Regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data. EDRi reiterated its support to the overall […]

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March 11, 2015 · Blogs

Danish anti-terror proposal expands surveillance

On 19 February 2015, the Danish government presented a 12-point plan for new anti-terror initiatives in response to the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris and the shooting incident in Copenhagen on 14 February. This will become the third major anti-terror package since 2001 to be presented to the Danish Parliament. The focus of the plan […]

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July 19, 2003

Opinion EU data protection authorities on WHOIS data

The associated European data protection authorities (the Article 29 Working Party) issued a formal opinion on WHOIS directories. These directories associate social information (like holder’s identity and contact information) with network identifiers such as domain names or IP addresses. The opinion is focused on domain name WHOIS, especially the fact that personal data about individual […]

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February 27, 2008

EC Draft Recommendation on RFID Privacy and Security published

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Commission published the Draft Recommendation on RFID Privacy and Security on the Your Voice in Europe-Platform for public consultation. After a public consultation on RFID Privacy Issues in 2006, some conferences and workshops and various discussions on the topic within the RFID Expert Group, this […]

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July 30, 2003

French IP commission promotes internet-surveillance

On 26 June a special copyright advisory board within the French Ministry of Culture published a report supporting government plans to increase surveillance of Internet users as part of a wider bid to stop the online copying of protected works. The Superior Council for Artistic and Literary Intellectual Property (Conseil Supérieur de la Propriété Littéraire […]

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July 3, 2013 · Blogs

Could web browsing infringe copyright?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kann Surfen im Internet gegen das Urheberrecht verstoßen? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.13_Kann_Surfen_im_Internet_gegen_das_Urheberrecht_verstossen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130703] Do you violate copyright law by using an Internet browser? This is, in short, the question that the UK Supreme Court is asking the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) in a preliminary ruling. The case […]

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April 8, 2015 · Blogs

UPC Ireland trapped by its own ToS, has to introduce “three strikes”

UPC Ireland, a largest Irish telecoms provider, has been obliged, by injunction, to introduce a “three strikes” disconnection strategy by the Irish High Court. UPC’s own terms of service are at least partly at fault. In 2009, the former Irish monopoly telecoms provider, Eircom, entered into a voluntary arrangement with the music industry in order […]

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March 15, 2006

Results data protection inspection EURODAC kept secret

The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has completed a first inspection of the central unit of EURODAC, but the complete results of the report have not been made public, arguing sensitivity of the information. EURODAC is a community-wide information technology system for the comparison of the fingerprints of asylum seekers, which was adopted on 11 […]

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