July 1, 2009

The French Government acts like a bulldog with its three strikes law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die französische Regierung benimmt sich beim 3 Treffer-Gesetz wie eine Bulldogge | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1456] Nicolas Sarkozy and the French Government want to go on with the new three strikes draft law (called also Hadopi 2) which was presented to the Council of Ministers on 24 June 2009. The emergency […]

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November 3, 2005

European Parliament: no retention of internet data

Behind closed doors, the European Parliament is engaged in a monumentous battle with the Council of ministers of Justice over the plans for mandatory data retention. After a first meeting of the leading parliamentary committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Monday 24 October, it looks like a majority of social-democrats, greens […]

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April 10, 2013 · Blogs

Privacy campaign materials

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Materialien zur Datenschutz-Kampagne | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.7_Materialien_zur_Datenschutz-Kampagne?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130410] There are countless half-truths and misconceptions spreading about the proposed data protection reform. EDRi has therefore decided to produce a broad range of materials about the most worrying problems. The mythbusting series seeks to correct the many myths surrounding this legislative reform. The […]

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May 2, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Data protection standards | Online tracking industry / AdTech

Facebook: Unanswered questions

On 9 April 2018, EDRi received an invitation from Facebook to attend a meeting to the loss of trust in Facebook, following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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February 26, 2014 · Blogs

How the Commission is out-manoeuvring the European Parliament to undermine net neutrality

The European Commission wants to bring an end to the open and competitive internet in Europe, for reasons that are not completely clear. Neither multiple consultations that showed the dangers of the approach, nor internal advice about the illegality of the proposals nor the needs of European citizens and businesses have been able to hold […]

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October 6, 2015 · Blogs

Unclear “net neutrality” proposal returns to European Parliament – civil society groups call for action

  Following the conclusion of an unclear compromise on net neutrality and mobile phone roaming charges earlier this year, the Telecoms Single Market Regulation proposal has finally been submitted to the European Parliament for final approval.

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March 9, 2022 · Blogs | On the ground | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet | Inclusive technologies

Music industry against Uberspace: Video downloads are not copyright infringements!

EDRi's member Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte fights against the music industry's attempts to put a digital lock on open source software, that enable media, human rights defenders, archivists and many others to access essential content.

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January 13, 2014 · Blogs

AT&T’s “sponsored data” – a toll-road to nowhere

On 6 January, the US fixed and mobile operator AT&T announced a “service” allowing online services (such as search engines, social media, etc) to pay (“sponsor”) the data costs of end-users. Currently, people often have to pay for data that they download from the internet, whereas AT&T’s programme would allow certain services to be provided […]

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February 24, 2010

Spanish Fiscal Council criticizes the new draft law on IPR enforcement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanischer Finanzrat kritisiert neuen Gesetzesentwurf zur Durchsetzung des geistigen Eigentumsrechts | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1724] In a non-binding report issued on 12 February 2010, the Spanish Fiscal Council criticised the draft law proposed by the Government known as the Sustainable Economy Law (la Ley de Economía Sostenible – LES) that foresees […]

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April 8, 2009

French National Assembly votes for the three strikes law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französische Nationalversammlung stimmt für das 3 Treffer-Gesetz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1356] An almost empty National Assembly voted on 2 April 2009 in favour of the extremely controversial law introducing the graduate response system in France, in spite of the fierce opposition from privacy campaigners, individuals, associations and even some French […]

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January 12, 2011

IPR Enforcement Plan: Blocking, filtering and monitoring via injunction

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Durchsetzungsrichtlinie bei IPR: Sperren, Filtern und Überwachen mittels Verfügung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2501] Just before Christmas, the European Commission published its report on the application of the IPR Enforcement Directive. The text, while written in fairly neutral terms, does subtly show the Commission’s plans for the enforcement of intellectual property […]

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April 22, 2015 · Blogs

Big Brother Awards Germany 2015

On 17 April 2015, EDRi member Digitalcourage held its annual Big Brother Awards gala in Bielefeld, Germany. Just two days earlier, politicians in Berlin had provided a very poignant context when the German Justice Minister Heiko Maas’ “grand coalition” had published “guidelines” for a draft bill to reintroduce telecommunications data retention in Germany. At the […]

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