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June 5, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Disinformation and electoral interference | Transparency

Our dependency on Facebook – life-threatening?

What is your priority when a terrorist attack or a natural disaster takes place close to where your parents live or where your friend went on holidays? Obviously, you would immediately like to know how your loved ones are doing. You will call and text them until you get in touch.

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December 17, 2008

Spanish collective society fined for making clandestine wedding video

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Spanish General Society of Authors and Editors (SGAE) has been fined for having placed a private detective in a restaurant in Seville, in 2005, to film a wedding in order to prove that the restaurant was using music for which it had paid no royalties. The […]

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December 4, 2013 · Blogs

Paris court orders search engines and ISPs to block websites

In a case dating back from December 2011, brought to court by the French Association of Cinema Producers, a group representing more than 120 companies including Paramount and Sony, together with other film industry organisations, the High Court of Paris has decided, on 28 November 2013, to order Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to completely de-list […]

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December 4, 2013 · Blogs

Google In Breach Of The Dutch Data Protection Act

The Dutch Data Protection Authority has recently issued a report concluding that Google is in breach of the Dutch Data Protection Act, with its new privacy policy. The report is a result of the investigations carried out at the initiation of the French data protection authority (CNIL) on behalf of all European data protection authorities […]

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June 8, 2022 · Blogs | On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality

The state of privacy at Dutch municipalities

EDRi member Bits of Freedom has done research on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)-compliance within the ten largest municipalities of the Netherlands. Unfortunately, most municipalities scored a failing grade, despite the fact that the GDPR has celebrated its fourth anniversary.

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April 24, 2013 · Blogs

Facebook-funded “child protection” event turns into privacy bashing

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Facebooks „Kinderschutz“-Veranstaltung führt zur Demontage des Datenschutzes | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.8_Facebooks_Kinderschutz-Veranstaltung_fuehrt_zur_Demontage_des_Datenschutzes?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130424] On 11 April 2013, a conference on the global fight against online child sexual abuse content took place at the European Parliament. It was organised by the Internet Watch Foundation, with the support of Facebook. The topic was the […]

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January 28, 2015 · Blogs

Spanish Citizens’ Security Bill: Many restrictions, few freedoms

In summer 2014, the EDRi-gram reported on the Spanish bill on the Protection of Citizens’ Security, shedding light on some of its most controversial measures. In December 2014, the Spanish Congress passed the Citizens’ Security bill by 181 votes to 141. Now, the bill will be discussed in the Senate until the end of March […]

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February 22, 2016 · Blogs

Press Release: Rights must not be abandoned in trade negotiations

Internet users are not being properly involved or even heard by trade negotiators. This has to change. European Digital Rights (EDRi) has joined forces with an international coalition of experts, scholars, groups representing Internet users, consumers and businesses to make this change happen. We are calling for reform of trade negotiations in order to protect […]

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April 24, 2013 · Blogs

Big Brother Awards Germany 2013

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutsche Big Brother Awards 2013 | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.8_Deutsche_Big_Brother_Awards_2013?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130424] On 12 April 2013 the thirteenth German Big Brother Awards gala was held in Bielefeld, Germany. Organised by EDRi member digitalcourage, the awards featured five winners in different categories. No winners showed up to collect their award – in fact, only […]

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June 16, 2010

Possible solutions for remunerating content creators in the digital era

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Urheberrecht im digitalen Zeitalter | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2001] On 8 June 2010, Green Party Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) hosted the conference Financing Culture in the Digital Era on how to balance easy public access to culture with guaranteed remuneration for content providers. The purpose of the meeting was […]

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December 18, 2013 · Blogs

EU Data protection regulation stalled again

On 6 December 2013, the EU justice ministers took again a step back in adopting the EU Data Protection Regulation. The day was considered by EU commissioner for justice, Viviane Reding as a disappointing one for data privacy. What was this time? “The ministers did not want to make hasty decisions,” Lithuanian Justice Minister Juozas […]

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June 16, 2010 · Blogs

French journalist facing jail for online releasing of a clip on Sarkozy

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französischer Journalist wegen Sarkozy-Video vor Gericht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2005] A French journalist may go to jail for having leaked on the Internet an embarrassing off-air video with the French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Augustin Scalbert of Rue89, brought to court by the National TV company France 3, was charged with […]

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