April 23, 2014 · Blogs

Big Brother Awards Germany 2014

On 11 April 2014 the fourteenth German Big Brother Awards ceremony was held in Bielefeld, Germany. The awards are organised by EDRi member Digitalcourage and the gala was streamed via the Internet and reported by print and broadcast media across Germany. Six “regular” awards were given, and for the first time, a “positive” award was […]

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June 17, 2015 · Blogs

UK: Report of the investigatory powers review

A key report reviewing the UK’s legal framework governing surveillance commissioned by the Government and written by David Anderson QC, was released on 11 June 2015. The thrust of the report is a resounding call for wholesale reform of Britain’s surveillance legislation with it concluding that “This state of affairs is undemocratic, unnecessary and – […]

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November 5, 2003

NGOs urge ICANN to safeguard privacy

More than 50 consumer and civil liberties organisations from around the world have written to ICANN to urge the organisation to limit the use and scope of the WHOIS database to its original purpose – the resolution of technical network issues – and to establish strong privacy protections based on internationally accepted privacy standards. The […]

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May 7, 2014 · Blogs

Belgian Big Brother Awards 2014: The nominees

On 4 June 2014, the Belgian EDRi member Liga voor Mensenrechten will organize the 4th edition of the Big Brother Awards (BBA) in Belgium. The general public can decide on the person or organisation that will be “awarded” prizes for attacking citizens’ right to privacy. In the name of a greater “perception of security for […]

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June 29, 2016 · Blogs

Is your internet provider discriminating against your favourite app? Report it via RespectMyNet.eu

Several internet providers across Europe offer you “free” access to some parts, but not all, of the internet. On the RespectMyNet.eu platform, users have reported several cases of this uncompetitive and discriminatory practice called “zero rating”. It is especially common for mobile data; Internet Service Providers (ISPs) do not charge users for data used by […]

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January 14, 2020 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech

NCC Report: Online advertising industry is out of control

Today, on 14 January 2020, the Norwegian Consumer Council (NCC), a consumers group active on the field of digital rights, denounces in their report “Out of Control” current practices of the adtech industry, including systematic privacy breaches and unlawful behavioural profiling. The report focuses on the analysis of data traffic from ten popular apps such […]

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November 22, 2003

FIPR workshop on snooping-laws in the UK

On 22 October, EDRI members FIPR and Privacy International held a public meeting to assess proposed government legislation to retain and snoop on information about the phone and Internet activity of everyone in the UK. Speakers from the government side tried to convince a sceptical audience that the plans were a necessary and proportionate response […]

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September 26, 2012 · Blogs

Mapping Net Neutrality worldwide

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kartografie der Netzneutralität | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.18_Kartografie_der_Netzneutralitaet?pk_campaign=twun&pk_kwd=20121008] When questioned about Net Neutrality the European Commission previously claimed that only little data existed to show that net neutrality violations had occurred. A new project: netneutralitymap.org shows net neutrality violations worldwide based on tests for shaping. It documents the need for net […]

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September 26, 2012

Freedom Not Fear 2012

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Freiheit statt Angst 2012 | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.18_Freiheit_statt_Angst_2012?pk_campaign=twun&pk_kwd=20121008] The 4-day “Freedom Not Fear 2012” (FNF 2012) event came to a successful end on Monday, 17 September 2012. Organisations and individuals from 11 EU-member states participated to raise their voice for better privacy safeguards, to protest against emerging surveillance measures and […]

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June 29, 2016 · Blogs

Advocate General: E-lending must be included to the lending rights

In 2015, the Dutch Association of Public Libraries (VOB) started a legal procedure against Stichting Leenrecht, the organisation distributing the remuneration to authors that libraries pay for lending books in the Netherlands. The purpose of the case was to clarify if the European Union’s Rental and Lending Rights Directive covers the lending of electronic books. […]

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June 29, 2016 · Blogs

Following the money – easy to say, hard to do

On 21 June, the European Commission organised an event about its “follow the money” approach to combating counterfeit goods. In the event, the first of a series of memoranda of understanding between the Commission and private sector actors was presented. The Commission has gone at great lengths to involve all stakeholders, including civil society, in […]

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May 23, 2007

UK implements the Data Retention Directive

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The UK Home Office is presently implementing the Data Retention Directive that will oblige telephony and internet service providers to keep data for 12 months. The decision was taken without any debate by simple “affirmative” votes in the parliament and the Directive is to be implemented by […]

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