November 7, 2018 · Open letters | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

NGOs urge Austrian Council Presidency to finalise e-Privacy reform

EDRi member epicenter.works, together with 20 NGOs, is urging the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union to take action towards ensuring the finalisation of the e-Privacy reform. The group, counting the biggest civil society organisations in Austria such as Amnesty International and two labour unions, demands in an open letter sent on 6 November 2018 an end to the apparently never-ending deliberations between the EU member states.

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February 11, 2004

IFPI sues Belgian ISP over Usenet

The IFPI, the international representative of the recording industry, has instigated legal proceedings against the Belgian ISP Telenet for the unauthorised distribution of music via Usenet (newsgroups). Telenet refuses to block the access to certain newsgroups in its newsservice ‘Bommanews’. The ISP argues that providing Usenet services is a ‘mere conduit’ activity, and under the […]

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November 16, 2011

2011 Public Voice Civil Society Conference: "Privacy is Freedom"

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [2011 Public Voice Konferenz der Zivilgesellschaft: “Privacy is Freedom” | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_2011_Public_Voice_Konferenz_der_Zivilgesellschaft?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] The Public Voice meeting that took place on 31 October 2011 in Mexico City began with a discussion of the 2009 Madrid declarations (both those from DPAs and civil society). Most participants felt there had been little […]

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June 18, 2014 · Blogs

Freedom of information: EU Commission creates barriers for access to documents requests

It is crucial to know what the European institutions are up to in order to ensure that citizens’ fundamental rights are respected. Democracy requires vigilance and vigilance requires access to information. It is precisely for this reason that freedom of information legislation exists. Since the entry in force of Regulation 1049/2001 setting up the EU […]

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July 27, 2016 · Blogs

EU Ombudsman demands trilogue reform, following our advice

On 12 July 2016, the European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly adopted a decision that asks for a reform of trilogues. In her decision, she follows many of our recommendations. The Ombudsman is the body dealing with maladministration in the European Union (EU).

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June 18, 2014 · Blogs

Belgian Big Brother Awards 2014: This year’s winners are…

On 4 June, EDRi member Liga voor Mensenrechten granted the Belgian Big Brother Awards. The public voted for the former public prosecutor Yves Liégeois for his views on DNA databases for newborn babies. The second prize, the professional jury’s prize, went to the “smartphone”, our ever-present pocket-size spy, and the third prize, the Lifetime Achievement […]

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July 27, 2016 · Blogs

More Copyfails or meaningful improvements?

The EU will soon be reforming its copyright rules. The European Commission is planning to present its proposal on 21 September 2016. To succeed in updating the copyright rules in a way that respects the needs of both the users and creators of cultural goods, we believe both European citizens and policy makers should better […]

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January 28, 2009 · Blogs

Data Protection Day

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) 28 January is the European Data Protection Day. For the third time, in 2009, this date marks the anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108, the first legally binding international instrument related to data protection. This issue of the EDRi-gram is dedicated to the European Data […]

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November 21, 2018 · On the ground | Information democracy | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Freedom of expression online | Transparency

#TeleormanLeaks: Privacy vs freedom of expression

The first big General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy case broke out in Romania at the beginning of November 2018 in connection with an article about a corruption scandal involving a politician and his relationship with a company investigated for fraud.

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December 22, 2010 · Blogs

A snapshot of the EDRi's Brussels Office

The EDRi Brussels office is the main link between the association and the political institutions of the European Union – the European Parliament, European Commission and the Council of the European Union. As an office representing 29 organisations from 18 countries, EDRi Brussels must follow the development of legislative and non-legislative initiatives in the institutions […]

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November 16, 2011

ENDitorial: Copyright combinatronics

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Urheberrechts-Kombinatorik | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_ENDitorial_Urheberrechts_Kombinatorik?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] Although the creation of the single market has been the primary focus of the European Union for decades, it often seems that for every step forward it takes two back. In that respect it’s often rather interesting to look at the mathematics as they […]

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October 4, 2017 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

The privacy movement and dissent: Art

This is the third blogpost of a series, originally published by EDRi member Bits of Freedom, that explains how the activists of a Berlin-based privacy movement operate, organise, and express dissent. The series is inspired by a thesis by Loes Derks van de Ven, which describes the privacy movement as she encountered it from 2013 […]

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