August 26, 2009

UK: p2p three strikes clamp down despite civil liberties concerns

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [GB: das p2p drei Treffer-Schema greift trotz Bedenken über Bürgerrechte durch | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1499] A new proposal shows that the UK Government has given in to the pressure of right holders who have complained that the measures proposed by the ‘Digital Britain’ report were not powerful enough “to have […]

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November 27, 2015 · Blogs

EDRi’s press review 2015

JANUARY 21/01 Some French want a Patriot Act, but they have something even tougher (globalpost) 21/01 Eurovision tellybods: Yes, you heard right – net neutrality (The Register) 21/01 EBU urges European net neutrality (Digital TV Europe) 21/01 Some French want a Patriot Act, but they have something even tougher (globalpost) 22/01 Calls for European ISPs […]

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August 29, 2007

WordPress.com blocked in Turkey

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Turkey blocked the access to all the blogs hosted at wordpress.com on 17 August 2007, after a Turkish court decided on this action by agreing with a law firm hired by Adnan Oktar, that claimed that several blogs on the wordpress platform were publishing allegedly defamatory and […]

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August 29, 2007

Allofmp3.com director acquitted by Moscow Court

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Denis Kvasov, head of Mediaservices, owner of music website Allofmp3.com was acquitted by a Moscow court after having been brought to trial by entertainment companies EMI Group Plc, NBC Universal and Time Warner Inc. for copyright offences. On 15 August 2007, district judge Yekaterina Sharapova ruled that […]

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June 17, 2009

Stockholm programme – the new EU dangerous surveillance system

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Das Stockholmprogramm – das neue gefährliche Überwachungssystem der EU | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1431] Civil rights groups are worried about a new EU proposal that would enhance a “dangerously authoritarian” European surveillance and security system that will include ID card register, Internet surveillance systems, satellite surveillance, automated exit-entry border systems operated […]

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March 9, 2016 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Is “privacy” still relevant in a world of bastard data?

Should we still be talking about “privacy” in a world invaded by bastard data? We all knew what privacy was when it came to our data. We had our names and addresses, we had our store cards, we had our medical records, we had our insurance, we had our travel tickets, and the list goes […]

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April 8, 2009

EP needs to protect users' rights in the Telecom Package!

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EP hat die Rechte der Nutzer im Telekompaket zu schützen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1355] The new developments on the Telecom Package over the last two weeks, with the approval of a new text in the IMCO (Internal Market Committee) of the European Parliament (EP) and the initiation of the trialogue […]

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December 3, 2008

Changes in the telecom package adopted by the Council

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A political agreement on the telecom package was reached by the EU Council on 27 November 2008. Even though the final text does not support the 3 strikes measures proposed by the French Presidency, it has also deleted some important amendments adopted by the European Parliament in […]

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June 17, 2009

The telecoms ministers rejected the telecom package as adopted by the EP

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Telekomminister lehnen das Telekompaket in der vom EP angenommenen Form ab | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1432] The European Commission continues to pressure the Council and the new European Parliament to rapidly adopt the telecoms package without a proper scrutiny of the law or any consideration of the implications of Amendment […]

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November 8, 2006

Danish ISP forced to block Allofmp3.com

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A Danish court ruled against the Danish ISP Tele2 and ordered to block all access to the site Allofmp3.com. According to the ruling, the ISP is willingly infringing copyright if its customers use AllofMP3 to download music. IFPI Denmark sued the ISP, Tele2, in July 2006. It […]

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March 9, 2011 · Blogs

Turkey adds popular blogging platform to blocking list

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Türkei setzt beliebte Blogger-Plattform auf die Sperrliste | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.5_Netzsperren_in_der_Tuerkei] Although they lifted the ban against Google’s YouTube at the end of 2010 and despite the strong criticism and pending cases at the European Court of Human Rights, Turkish authorities continue to block access to websites. Recently, following the […]

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November 7, 2012 · Blogs

ENDitorial: The Microsoft IE10 Do Not Track “controversy”

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Die Microsoft IE10 Do-Not-Track-“Kontroverse” | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.21_ENDitorial_Die_Microsoft_IE10_Do-Not-Track-Kontroverse?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121107] With online tracking of consumers becoming more and more sophisticated, uneasiness about this technology is growing. In Europe, there are rules on tracking users for behavioural advertising, where users generally need to consent to being tracked. Elsewhere in the world, there […]

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