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April 1, 2020 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

Competition law: what to do against Big Tech’s abuse?

This is the second article in a series dealing with competition law and Big Tech. The aim of the series is to look at what competition law has achieved when it comes to protecting our digital rights, where it has failed to deliver on its promises, and how to remedy this.

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January 30, 2013 · Blogs

Finnish copyright law might be changed following crowdsourcing support

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Finnland: Volksbegehren könnte bald neues Urheberrecht erwirken | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.2_Finnland_Volksbegehren_koennte_bald_neues_Urheberrecht_erwirken?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130207] People may be able to influence the fate of the copyright legislation in Finland due to a recent modification of the national Constitution allowing citizens to make legislative proposals for the Parliament. The Finnish Constitution says that a private […]

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March 1, 2023 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Data protection standards

The secret services’ reign of confusion, rogue mayors, racist tech and algorithm oversight (or not)

Have a quick read through January’s most interesting developments at the intersection of human rights and technology from the Netherlands.

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February 1, 2012

Geolocation censorship to be applied by Twitter

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Twitter führt länderspezifische Zensur ein | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.2_Twitter_fuehrt_laenderspezifische_Zensur_ein] Twitter announced on 21 January 2012, on its official blog, its intention to introduce geolocation censorship, meaning that certain tweets will be censored in some countries based on different criteria according to the respective countries’ legal framework. Although a year ago […]

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October 8, 2014 · Blogs

Despite compromising document, Malmström is here to stay

On 29 September the public hearing on Cecilia Malmström, the EU Commissioner-designate for Trade took place. The day before, Der Spiegel published an article revealing an email exchange indicating that Malmström and/or her cabinet had been covertly working with the US at an early stage in the development of the European Commission’s General Proposal for […]

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June 8, 2021 · Blogs | Highlights | Press releases | Privacy and data protection | Freedom of expression online | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation

DSA should promote open and fair digital environment, not undermine the rule of law

The Rapporteur of the European Parliament Committee leading one of the most important legal initiatives to regulate platforms has spoken. The Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Committee's draft report on the Digital Services Act (DSA) turns online platforms into judge, jury and executioner when it comes to removing online content. This follows the same logic as the Copyright Guidelines that were presented last week. It also gives vast powers to the European Commission and national governments to suppress opposing voices.

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January 29, 2003 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Freedom of expression online

Implementing the European Copyright Directive

One month after the implementation deadline of the European Copyright Directive, only 2 of the 15 member-countries have implemented the law. All over Europe, scientists, legal experts, civil rights and open source groups are warning about possible negative effects on free speech, innovation and academic research. In many countries, civil rights groups joined forces with […]

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February 27, 2013 · Blogs

Simplistic draft EP “Written Declaration” on online child abuse

Efforts led by British Conservative Parliamentarian Emma McClarkin are under way to solve the problem of online child abuse, in a manner that would have been more appropriate in 2005. She has circulated a draft “Written Declaration” to her colleagues. Such a “Written Declaration” becomes a European Parliament Resolution if it attracts the signatures of […]

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April 6, 2011

Czech Constitutional Court rejects data retention legislation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Tschechisches Verfassungsgericht hebt Vorratsdatenspeicherung auf | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Tschechien_Vorratsdatenspeicherung_verfassungswidrig] The Czech Constitutional Court declared national data retention legislation unconstitutional on 31 March 2011. This is part of the Electronic Communications Act and its implementing legislation according to which records of e-mails, phone calls, and SMS as well as websites accesses […]

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February 27, 2013 · Blogs

UK court: Google liable for comments posted on its Blogger platform

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales decided on 14 February 2013 that Google could be considered liable for comments posted on its Blogger platform unless it reacts promptly to a complaint. Reversing a previous ruling in March 2012 of the High Court which considered that Google, in its platform provider role, should not […]

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April 6, 2011 · Blogs

German Internet blocking law to be withdrawn

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutsches Netzsperren-Gesetz wird aufgehoben | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Deutsche_Netzsperren_werden_aufgehoben] On 5 April 2011, Germany’s governing conservative and liberal parties agreed in a coalition committee meeting that the disputed law on Internet blocking of child abuse material (Zugangserschwerungsgesetz, ZugErschwG, “Access Impediment Act”) will be dropped. The law had been enacted by the […]

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April 21, 2010

ENDitorial: The Italian decision on the Google's executives published

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Italienisches Urteil hinsichtlich Googles Führungskräfte veröffentlicht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1874] Finally, the Court of Milan made public the opinion that backed the indictment of a couple of Google’s executives charged of Italian Data Protection Act infringement for not removing a violent video from the company’s video sharing platform, video.google.com. […]

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