October 20, 2005

International jurists on human rights and (counter-)terrorism

Today the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has launched a new 18 month panel on terrorism, counter-terrorism and human rights. “The legal community worldwide must now take a leadership role in articulating how the rule of law can be respected in addressing terrorism in its many complex global and local forms.” The ICJ has formulated […]

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November 5, 2014 · Blogs

Finland: Web service to request verifying of secret registry data

EDRi-member Effi ry has launched a web service for citizens to request the data protection authorities to verify that any records in various law enforcement and secret services registries are filed according to the relevant regulations. Previously, this kind of request required detailed knowledge of relevant registers, leaving the process practically unavailable for the majority […]

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January 29, 2018 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – 15 years of digital rights news (and counting)

15 years ago this day, on 29 January 2003, we published our very first EDRi-gram. To celebrate this occasion, we are looking back at the articles in this first newsletter.

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October 20, 2005

EFF research into hidden codes colour prints

The US based digital rights organisation EFF has started extensive research into the hidden codes some laser colour printers and photo copiers add to every page they print or copy. In 2004 printer-manufacturer Canon was awarded a Big Brother Award in Germany for secretly adding a unique code to every print-out. Soon after, it turned […]

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February 27, 2013 · Blogs

EDRi's guide on how to answer the IPRED consultation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi Leitfaden zur Konsultation zum Urheberrecht | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.4_EDRi_Leitfaden_zur_Konsultation_zum_Urheberrecht?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130304] This is just a quick warning that you have until 30 March 2013 if you want to answer to the public consultation on the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED). The directive has been in force since 2004 and requires […]

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November 4, 2009

EU-US common set of principles on data protection and sharing

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU-US: Gemeinsame Grundsätzen zu Datenschutz und Datenverbreitung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1574] After three years of working together, the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice and State and the experts from the EU Presidency and Commission have recently issued a statement establishing a set of common principles to protect the personal data […]

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November 30, 2016 · Blogs

Dutch BBA 2016: Facial recognition, medical data and safe messaging

An anonymous country singer, the watchdog-walking service and the I-have-nothing-to-hide musical. These were just a few elements thrown in by theatre producers and performers Oscar Kocken and Daan Windhorst. Just add a crash course “Lying with charts”, a few tasteful awards, and you have an awards ceremony – simultaneously funny and serious – about privacy. […]

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November 30, 2016 · Blogs

Commission responds to Ombudsman investigation on EU Internet Forum

In April 2016, the European Ombudsman launched an investigation into the European Commission’s failure to disclose information of the “EU Internet Forum”. The EU Internet Forum brings together US internet companies (Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, Google), government officials, and law enforcement agencies to discuss how to reduce the accessibility of undefined “terrorist material” and badly defined […]

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March 31, 2011

Czech Constitutional Court rejects data retention law

The Czech Constitutional Court decided today, 31 March 2011, that the national implementation of the data retention directive is unconstitutional, in a complaint drafted by EDRi-member Iuridicum Remedium (IuRe). See below the full press release from IuRe and Translation in English of the decision Constitutional Court: Spying on Communication Declared Unconstitutional An ongoing campaign by […]

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February 27, 2013 · Blogs

Simplistic draft EP “Written Declaration” on online child abuse

Efforts led by British Conservative Parliamentarian Emma McClarkin are under way to solve the problem of online child abuse, in a manner that would have been more appropriate in 2005. She has circulated a draft “Written Declaration” to her colleagues. Such a “Written Declaration” becomes a European Parliament Resolution if it attracts the signatures of […]

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March 27, 2019 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality

EU Council Presidency outlines future counter-terrorism priorities

A note produced by the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union sets out the EU’s response to terrorism since 2015. It highlights the main measures adopted and calls for a “reflection process on the way forward” in a number of areas including “interoperability and extended use of biometrics”; implementing the EU Passenger […]

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February 27, 2013 · Blogs

UK court: Google liable for comments posted on its Blogger platform

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales decided on 14 February 2013 that Google could be considered liable for comments posted on its Blogger platform unless it reacts promptly to a complaint. Reversing a previous ruling in March 2012 of the High Court which considered that Google, in its platform provider role, should not […]

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