December 13, 2017 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

MEPs demand balanced approach to dealing with illegal online content

On 5 December 2017, a group of 31 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) sent a letter to the European Commission demanding action on illegal content online. The letter was initiated by Dutch Liberal MEP Marietje Schaake, and its signatories are from across the political spectrum.

Read more

 

March 2, 2011 · Blogs

GŁOSOWANIE WSTĘPNE W SPRAWIE RAPORTU ANGELILLI

PDF version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_en.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf GŁOSOWANIE WSTĘPNE W SPRAWIE RAPORTU ANGELILLI Podsumowanie kompromisowego rozwiązania przyjętego przez Parlament w sprawie blokowania treści internetowych Piszemy, aby wyrazić nasze uznanie dla pracy wszystkich europosłów, którzy aktywnie uczestniczyli w obradach Komitetu ds Wolności Obywatelskich, Sprawiedliwości i Spraw Wewnętrznych i wstępnym głosowaniu w sprawie raportu Angelilli o wykorzystywaniu dzieci, […]

Read more

March 2, 2011 · Blogs

ORIENTATION VOTE ON ANGELILLI REPORT

PDF Version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_de.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf (Englisch) ORIENTATION VOTE ON ANGELILLI REPORT Summary of Parliament Compromise on Blocking Am 14.Februar hat der Ausschuss für bürgerliche Freiheiten, Justiz und Inneres (LIBE) des Europäischen Parlaments einen Kompromisstext in Reaktion auf den Vorschlag der Europäischen Kommission zum Thema Internetsperren beschlossen (Artikel 21 und Erwägungsgrund 13). Unter der Leitung […]

Read more

March 2, 2011 · Blogs

ORIENTERINGSOMRÖSTNING FÖR ANGELILLIRAPPORTEN

PDF version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_se.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf ORIENTERINGSOMRÖSTNING FÖR ANGELILLIRAPPORTEN Sammanfattning av Parlamentets Kompromiss gällande Blockning Den 14 februari antog utskottet för Medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter samt rättsliga och inrikes frågor (LIBE) från Europaparlamentet en kompromisstext som svar till Europakommisionens förslag om Internetblockning (Artikel 21 och skäl 13). Under ledarskapet av rapportör Roberta Angelilli (EPP, Italien) […]

Read more

September 10, 2008

Effi's e-voting 'shadow report'

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Electronic Frontier Finland’s (Effi’s) ‘shadow report’ on the Finnish e-voting pilot has been translated into English and is available now on Electronic Frontier Finland web pages. The original Finnish version was published on 19 June 2008. The English version has been updated to include commentary on the […]

Read more

March 2, 2011 · Blogs

VOTE D'ORIENTATION SUR LE RAPPORT ANGELILLI

Version PDF: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_fr.pdf Text du Parlement: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf (Anglais) VOTE D’ORIENTATION SUR LE RAPPORT ANGELILLI Résumé du Compromis sur le Blocage Le 14 Février, la commission des libertés civiles (LIBE) du Parlement Européen a adopté un texte de compromis en réponse à la proposition de la Commission Européenne sur le blocage des sites Internet (Article 21 […]

Read more

December 13, 2017 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

The UK discusses data retention again

Rather bizarrely, the UK appears to be taking a more diligent approach to the application of EU law on data retention than the European Commission. While the Commission sits on its hands as individual Member States adopt increasingly outlandish and illegal data retention proposals – such as a new Italian law that imposes data retention […]

Read more

 

July 15, 2004

Report about two copyright conferences

The annual ‘New Directions in Copyright’ conference was held 29 and 30 June 2004 at University of London, organised jointly by the Arts and Humanities Research Board and the Birckbeck School of Law. The focus was on legal issues pertaining to recent developments in copyright. The flat fee / compulsory licensing was under serious debate […]

Read more

March 2, 2011 · Blogs

VOTO DE ORIENTACION SOBRE EL REPORTE ANGELILLI

PDF version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_es.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf VOTO DE ORIENTACION SOBRE EL REPORTE ANGELILLI Resumen del compromiso del Parlamento Europeo sobre bloqueo en internet Introducción para el público general / prensa: Al día 14 de Febrero, el Comité por las Libertades Civiles (LIBE) del Parlamento Europeo adoptó un Texto de Compromiso en respuesta a la propuesta […]

Read more

February 13, 2019 · Highlights | On the ground | Information democracy | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Freedom of expression online

BBA Bulgaria: Parliament wins the title of top privacy violator

After a six-year hiatus, leading Bulgarian digital rights organisations have revived their country’s version of the Big Brother Awards. Originated by EDRi member Privacy International in 1998, the concept of Big Brother Awards have been adopted by multiple civil society organisations in Europe and beyond. The event aims to increase awareness about the misuse of […]

Read more

 

March 3, 2011 · Blogs

VOTO DI ORIENTAMENTO SUL RAPPORTO ANGELILLI

PDF version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_it.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf VOTO DI ORIENTAMENTO SUL RAPPORTO ANGELILLI Sommario del Compromesso sul blocco dei siti web Il 14 febbraio, la Commissione LIBE del Parlamento Europeo ha adottato un testo di compromesso in risposta alla proposta della Commissione Europea relativa al blocco di internet (articolo 21, considerando 13). Guidato dalla leadership del […]

Read more

January 30, 2013 · Blogs

An introduction to Data Protection

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Einführung in den Datenschutz | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.2_Einfuehrung_in_den_Datenschutz?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130207] EDRi launched the booklet “An introduction to Data Protection” on 28 January 2013, the European Data Protection day. The booklet is intended to provide an overview of some of the key issues and jargon surrounding data protection in the digital environment: from […]

Read more