May 5, 2010

UK and Germany question the data collected by Google Street View

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutschland und Großbritannien stellen Datensammlung durch Google Street View in Frage | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1905] As Google’s Street View service continue to be a controversial topic especially in Europe, Google has tried to clarify some issues about the data collected by means of its cars and the way it is […]

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July 18, 2007

Belgium ISP ordered by the court to filter illicit content

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) In an unprecedented decision, the Court of First Instance in Bruxelles has order Scarlet, a Belgium ISP, to implement technical measures in order to prohibit its users to illegally download music files. The decision comes after a complaint initiated in 2004 by Sabam (Belgian Society of Authors, […]

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January 16, 2008

European Commission closes enquiry on Apple

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Commission (EC) has closed the enquiry against Apple for charging more UK users than other EU users for downloads of its iTunes music, following the company announcement on 9 January 2008 that it will reduce download prices for UK within 6 months to align them […]

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July 18, 2012

ENDitorial: EP and EDPS hit back against lawless “child protection” measures

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: „Kinderschutz“-Maßnahmen ohne gesetzliche Grundlage – EP und EDSB schlagen zurück | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.14_ENDitorial?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120718] In the EDRi-gram 10.12, we reported on projects of the European Commission to coerce industry into the introduction of “voluntary” upload filters. Following the Scarlet/Sabam case in the European Court of Justice, such filtering would […]

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August 26, 2009

People convicted in UK for refusing to surrender cryptographic keys

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Verurteilungen in Großbritannien für die Weigerung, Entschlüsselungen herauszugeben | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1497] According to the Annual Report of the Chief Surveillance Commissioner Sir Christopher Rose to the UK Prime Minister and Scottish Ministers, people were sentenced between 1 April 2008 and 31 March 2009 for not having given their passwords […]

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December 5, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data

Growing concerns on “e-evidence”: Council publishes its draft general approach

On 30 November 2018, the Council of the European Union published a draft text for its general approach on the proposal for a regulation on European Production and Preservation Orders in criminal matters – also known as “e-evidence”. The text is to be adopted by EU Member States, represented in the Council.

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January 13, 2010

Protests in Bulgaria against eavesdropping and data retention law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Proteste gegen Abhöraktionen und das Vorratsdatenspeicherungsgesetz in Bulgarien | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1647] A protest will take place in Bulgaria on 14 January 2010 in front of the Parliament against the data retention law that the Bulgarian Interior Ministry keeps on pushing ahead with obstinacy. On 10 December 2009, the Parliamentary […]

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June 30, 2010

Increased pressure on Turkey to stop Internet blocking

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Netzsperren: Zunehmender Druck auf die Türkei | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2036] As Turkey continues its ban on Google’s YouTube and other services, it attracts more and more criticism. After Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul himself has taken position against its own government in this matter, it is now OSCE turn to react. […]

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March 2, 2011 · Blogs

Voto de Orientação sobre o Relatório Angelilli

PDF Version: http://www.edri.org/files/compromise_pt.pdf Parliament text: http://www.edri.org/files/libe_vote.pdf (English) Voto de Orientação sobre o Relatório Angelilli Resumo do compromisso parlamentar sobre bloqueio Em 14 de Fevereiro, a Comissão de Liberdades Civis (LIBE) do Parlamento Europeu adoptou um texto de compromisso respondendo à proposta da Comissão Europeia sobre bloqueio Internet (Artigo 21 e Recital 13). Sob a liderança […]

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February 29, 2012

ENDitorial: Member States turn a drama into a crisis for Commissioner Malmström on data retention

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Mitgliedsstaaten stürzen Kommissarin Malmström in Sachen Vorratsdatenspeicherung in die Krise | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.4_ENDitorial?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120229] Soon after the current college of Commissioners took office in 2009, all 27 Members travelled to Luxemburg to take a solemn oath to respect the Charter of Fundamental Rights in all of their duties. One […]

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September 26, 2012

First victim of French 3 strikes law is found guilty for negligence

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Erstes Opfer des Three-Strikes-Gesetzes in Frankreich | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.18_Erstes_Opfer_des_Three-Strikes-Gesetzes_in_Frankreich?pk_campaign=twun&pk_kwd=20121008] After almost two years since the 3-strikes law has entered into force in France, the first Internet user was sentenced by the court to a 150 euro fine for negligence for not using the Internet access security measures and because […]

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September 9, 2009 · Blogs

Consultation on how to operate EU's digital library

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Beratungen darüber, wie die digitale Bibliothek der EU geführt werden soll | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1514] The European Commission launched a consultation on 28 August 2009 on EU’s digital library project Europeana, set up in November 2008, in order to find the best way to make the project work. Differently from […]

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