April 11, 2012

Hungary: freedom of information restricted by new draft law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Ungarn: Neuer Gesetzesentwurf zur Einschränkung der Informationsfreiheit | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.7_Ungarn_Neuer_Gesetzesentwurf_zur_Einschraenkung_der_Informationsfreiheit?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120411] Hungarian authorities are considering adopting legislation regarding access to public sector information that watchdogs say is unconstitutional and would create legal uncertainty. This comes on the heels of infringement proceedings initiated by the European Commission (over the independence of […]

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April 12, 2012 · Blogs

Is the G8 already working on a new ACTA?

Czech language version A leaked G8 (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK and USA) document gives the strongest indication yet that the leading countries behind ACTA are working on the basis that the Agreement is now in serious trouble and needs to be fundamentally re-thought and re-worked – and in its current form […]

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February 15, 2017 · Blogs

Citizens’ rights undermined by flawed CETA deal

On 15 February 2017, the European Parliament voted in favour of the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA). This concludes the process at the EU level. The EU Member States will now have to ratify the agreement, without having a right to make changes to the text. CETA creates significant risks for citizens’ fundamental rights, especially […]

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June 5, 2019 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

Czech Constitutional Court rejects complaint on data retention

Czech EDRi member Iuridicum Remedium (IuRe) has fought for 14 years against Czech implementation of the controversial EU data retention Directive which was declared invalid by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). After years of campaigning and many hard legislative battles, the fight has finally come to an end: on 22 May […]

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April 9, 2003 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Austria looses court case about surveillance costs

Telecommunication companies in Austria have won an important court case against the federal government. Though in general the wiretapping provisions in the new Telecommunications Law were not deemed unconstitutional, from 2004 onwards, government will have to reimburse providers for the costs of procuring and maintaining surveillance equipment. Full verdict in German (27.02.2003) http://www.vfgh.gv.at/vfgh/presse/G37-16-02.pdf

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May 18, 2011

Privatised enforcement series E: Online trading platforms sell out

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Serie: Privatisierung der Online-Strafverfolgung – Teil E | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.10_Serie_Privatisierung_der_Online-Strafverfolgung%E2%80%93Teil_E] In a bizarrely designed document, looking like a mix between a wedding invitation and an accident in a blue ink factory, leading online retailers Amazon, eBay and Priceminister have sold out the interests of their consumers in a “memorandum […]

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June 19, 2019 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data

EU rushes into e-evidence negotiations without common position

On 6 June 2019, the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) – which gathers all EU Member States Ministers of Justice – asked the European Commission to start international negotiations on cross-border access to electronic evidence in criminal matters (so-called “e-evidence”) in the upcoming months. The Commission should enter into bilateral negotiations with the United […]

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February 24, 2016 · Blogs

Transparent consumers – a report by Bits of Freedom

Data brokers follow everything you do. What you buy, where you live, what you like and what this information says about you. They sell profiles based on this information to other companies. Starting last summer, Bits of Freedom conducted research with Dutch online newspaper De Correspondent as part of the ‘Quantified society’ programme. We looked […]

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June 1, 2011

European IP policy is crippling the European digital economy

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische Politk zu geistigem Eigentum lähmt digitale Wirtschaft | http://bit.ly/lhLNSK] European policy makers are strangling the digital economy, hurting consumers and putting Europeans’ fundamental rights at risk, according to a report into the failures of IP policy making in Europe, published by EDRi on 24.05.2011. The report sets […]

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April 24, 2018 · Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Freedom of expression online | Privacy and confidentiality

ePrivacy: Civil society letter calls to ensure privacy and reject data retention

On 23 April 2017, EDRi, together with other civil society organisations, sent a follow up to our previous open letter to the permanent representations of EU Member States in Brussels. The letter highlighted the importance of the ongoing reform of Europe’s ePrivacy legislation for strengthening individuals’ rights to privacy and freedom of expression and for rebuilding […]

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April 26, 2018 · Press releases | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Online tracking industry / AdTech

Press Release: “Fake news” strategy needs to be based on real evidence, not assumption

Today, 26 April 2018, the European Commission adopted a Communication on “tackling online disinformation”. European Digital Rights (EDRi), The Civil Liberties Union for Europe (Liberties) and Access Now will jointly respond by issuing a joint shadow report in the coming weeks.

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Keep it secure

In democratic societies, trust in communication systems is vital for our lives and connections with others. This allows us to work, socialise, organise, express ourselves, and care for each other safely, without being put under arbitrary suspicion. Our privacy and security must be strongly protected to ensure that our most sensitive conversations are not subject to unwarranted intrusion.

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