May 8, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Disinformation and electoral interference

EU elections – protecting our data to protect us from manipulation

The campaigns for the European Parliament elections that will take place on 23-27 May 2019 are well under-way. Since the last elections in 2014, much has changed in the way political campaigns are conducted. Central to these changes is the role played by our data.

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March 28, 2012

EU-US PNR Agreement: A bad day for civil liberties in Europe

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [PNR-Abkommen: Ein schwarzer Tag für die europäischen Bürgerrechte | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.6_PNR-Abkommen_Ein_schwarzer_Tag_fuer_die_europaeischen_Buergerrechte?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120328] On 27 March 2012, the Civil Liberties (LIBE) Committee of the European Parliament decided to back the new air passenger data deal with the United States. In her recommendation, the Dutch Liberal MEP Sophie in ‘t Veld called […]

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May 25, 2020 · Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality

Open Letter: EDRi urges enforcement and actions for the 2 year anniversary of the GDPR

On 25 May 2020, for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2 year anniversary, EDRi sent a letter to Executive Vice-President Jourová and Commissioner Reynders to highlight and urge action to the tackle the GDPR’s vast enforcement gap.

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June 3, 2009

DRI against the Irish law on the interception of communications

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [DRI gegen das irische Gesetz zur Kommunikationsabhörung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1416] Digital Rights Ireland has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission against Ireland over the Irish law on the interception of communications. The Irish law, which is governed by the Interception of Postal Packets and Telecommunications Messages (Regulation) […]

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May 19, 2010

New Belarus Internet regulations require compulsory web registration

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue weißrussische Internetverordnungen verlangen verpflichtende Webregistrierung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1931] Based on a decree issued on 1 February 2010 by President Alyaksandr Lukashenka, Belarus Council of Ministers adopted five resolutions introducing new Internet regulations which require a compulsory registration of all web sites and the collection of personal data of […]

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March 27, 2013 · Blogs

No intermediary liability for bloggers

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Blogger haften nicht für Kommentare Dritter | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.6_Blogger_haften_nicht_fuer_Kommentare_Dritter?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130327] Bloggers should not be considered liable for third-party comments on their posts in cases when they have not specifically intervened in the content at issue, as doing so would strongly affect freedom of expression. This is the clear position of […]

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January 25, 2017 · Blogs

New Danish law can lead to substantial internet censorship

On 12 January 2017, the Danish Ministry of Justice presented a draft law on website blocking for public consultation. This step had been expected for a couple of months as part of the government’s action plan on countering online extremism and radicalisation. Denmark has a complete opt-out from the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) area […]

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November 22, 2006

FIPR report on children's databases – likely to harm rather than help

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The UK Information Commissioner has just published a report on the UK Government’s plans to link up most of the public-sector databases that contain information on children. The report was written by experts from the Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR), who conclude that aggregating this data […]

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November 21, 2005

Unesco round table

In the UNESCO high-level round table ‘Shaping the Future through Knowledge’ on Thursday 18 November 2005 director-general Koïchiro Matsuura presented the four main pillars of knowledge societies: respect for human rights, especially for freedom of speech, universal access to information, respect for cultural and linguistic diversity and quality education for all. Those pillars have been […]

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May 19, 2010

ECJ Advocate General: Limitations to the levy on private copies

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EuGH: Generalanwältin will Beschränkungen bei Abgaben auf Privatkopien | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1934] Verica Trstenjak, Advocate General at the EU Court of Justice, believes the levy on private copies imposed on digital equipment, devices and media should be limited to cases “where it may be presumed that they are to be […]

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March 28, 2012

CoE's Internet Governance strategy places emphasis on users' rights

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Internet Governance: Europarat will Rechte der Internetnutzer stärken | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.6_Internet_Governance_Europarat_will_Rechte_der_Internetnutzer_staerken?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120328] On 15 March 2012, the 47 Council of Europe (CoE) member states adopted an Internet governance strategy to protect and promote human rights, the rule of law and pluralistic democracy online. The strategy, which covers 40 lines of […]

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May 19, 2010

Macedonia: New Law on Electronic Communications Proposed

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Mazedonien: Neues Gesetz für elektronische Kommunikation verabschiedet | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1936] The amendments to the Law on electronic communications would allow the Ministry of Interior to play the “Big Brother” role, concluded the opposition parties during the debate on this bill that took place in the Assembly on 11 May […]

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