November 4, 2015 · Blogs

Can the US be a “safe harbor” for travel surveillance?

This article is a shortened version of an analysis originally published on http://papersplease.org/wp/2015/10/29/can-the-us-be-a-safe-harbor-for-travel-surveillance At its plenary session on 29 October in Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopted a “Resolution on the electronic mass surveillance of European Union citizens”. As part of the Resolution, the European Parliament, “[c]alls on the EU Member States to drop any criminal […]

Read more

 

February 1, 2012

ACTA "uprising" in Poland

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ACTA-“Aufstand” in Polen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.2_ACTA_Aufstand_in_Polen] Polish youth apparently decided to break the stereotypes about the nation’s passiveness and lack of interest in Internet politics. As soon as the Polish government announced that ACTA would be signed on 26 January, we became witnesses of an amazing movement. Hundreds of […]

Read more

January 10, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

ePrivacy proposal undermined by EU Member States

The discussions on the ePrivacy Regulation continue in the European Union (EU) legislative process. They were on hold for a few weeks because of ongoing negotiations on the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC) – another big “telecoms” file that the Council of the European Union is working on.

Read more

 

February 21, 2019 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data

Safeguarding fundamental rights in the new Cybercrime Protocol

On 20 February, European Digital Rights (EDRi), along with ten civil society organisations from across the globe, responded to a public consultation on the Council of Europe’s Second Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime (also known as the Budapest Convention). The draft Protocol aims to establish international rules for cross-border access to personal data by […]

Read more

 

January 30, 2013 · Blogs

Greater transparency and accountability of surveillance systems

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Überwachung: Mehr Transparenz und Rechenschaftslegung gefragt | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.2_Ueberwachung_Mehr_Transparenz_und_Rechenschaftslegung_gefragt?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130207] A report called “Surveillance, Fighting Crime and Violence” was produced by the IRISS (Increasing Resilience in Surveillance Societies) project funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme. The report analyses the factors underpinning the development and use of […]

Read more

November 16, 2015 · Blogs

#NetCompetition: A new broadband stakeholder alliance takes-off in Brussels

Today, 16 November 2015, consumer organisations, digital rights advocates, competitive broadband operators and others joined forces to form a new alliance: #NetCompetition.

Read more

 

October 30, 2016 · Blogs

CETA signature ignores Agreement’s flaws

On 30 October 2016, Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA) will be signed between Canada and the European Union. The text includes special rights for corporations, new obligations on so-called “intellectual property rights” and measures which create significant risks for citizens’ fundamental rights, most notably with regard to privacy and data protection.

Read more

 

January 10, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Platform regulation | Transparency

EU Parliament criticises incompetent Commission work on child abuse

The European Commission proposed its badly drafted “Directive on combating sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography” in 2010. In 2011, it was finally adopted by the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament.

Read more

 

September 24, 2008

ENDitorial: A stupid law and a perverse "criminal" sentence

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) ”There is no censorship in Italy, but…” “Censorship” was abolished and outlawed in Italy sixtytwo years ago. Freedom of the press and of personal opinion is not only established by the Constitution, but also deeply rooted in custom and in all perceptions of civil society. There are, […]

Read more

February 1, 2012

ENDitorial: EDRi's initial comments on the Data Protection Regulation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Erste EDRi-Stellungnahme zur Datenschutzverordnung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.2_ENDitorial_Erste_EDRi-Stellungnahme_zur_Datenschutzverordnung] EDRi welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a new data protection Regulation. Europe needs a comprehensive reform in order to ensure the protection of its citizens’ personal data and privacy, while enhancing legal certainty and competitiveness in a single digital market. […]

Read more

November 18, 2015 · Blogs

Data Protection Directive on law enforcement: The loopholes

The way some of your most sensitive data which, if processed carelessly, could lead to the most serious consequences for you, is being dealt with almost no attention of the media and the general public. Outside the spotlight of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Directive for Law enforcement agencies (LEDP) seems not to […]

Read more

 

November 2, 2016 · Blogs

The Copyright Reform – a guide for the perplexed

The debate whether the copyright reform in a proposed shape would be beneficial for Europe or not is now a key topic for digital rights organisations. But what do measures suggested by the European Commission actually mean? COMMUNIA and EDRi have jointly developed a guideline to the “legalese” of the draft directive. We present key […]

Read more