January 30, 2013 · Blogs

Kroes ignoring the problems on net neutrality?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Netzneutralität: Ignoriert Kommissarin Kroes alle Gefahren? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.2_Netzneutralitaet_Ignoriert_Kommissarin_Kroes_die_Gefahren?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130207] Neelie Kroes, the European Commissioner for Internet-related policies, recently published an article in the French newspaper Liberation stating that while she was in favour of an open Internet and maximum choice that must be protected, and she believed that “consumers […]

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September 4, 2019 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

E-Commerce review: Safeguarding human rights when moderating online content

This is the fourth and last blog post in our series on Europe’s future rules for intermediary liability and content moderation. You can read the introduction here. In our previous blog posts on the upcoming E-Commerce review, we discussed examples of what can go wrong with online content regulation. But let’s imagine for a moment […]

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April 21, 2010

German civil society calls for a definitive end to telecom data retention

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutsche Zivilgesellschaft fordert endgültigen Stopp der Vorratsdatenspeicherung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1869] More than 40 organisations and associations have sent a letter asking the German Federal Minister of Justice to “push for the abolition of EU telecommunications data retention requirements” which compel phone and Internet companies to collect data about their […]

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December 19, 2007

Filtering the Internet – new request of music and film industry

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Concern has been raised by a memo sent to European policy-makers by the International Federation of Phonographic Industries asking European ISPs to filter the content transferred by their networks. The music and film industry continues to pressure from the EU regulators for control on the Internet, through […]

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April 20, 2016 · Blogs

Countering terrorism, a.k.a. the biggest human rights threat of 2016

United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and Human rights, Ben Emmerson said “the central challenge for human rights in 2016 [is] ensuring governments continue to support a human rights agenda” while seeking to end terrorism. The European Union is also faced with this challenge. In the EU, there is currently a proposal for a […]

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January 15, 2020 · Publications | Privacy and data protection | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Equal access to the internet | Inclusive technologies | Online tracking industry / AdTech

Booklet: #EthicalWebDev – guide for ethical website development and maintenance

We’ve finally published our new guide for ethical website development and maintenance, Ethical Web Dev! Explore the guide here

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October 21, 2015 · Blogs

The final countdown for net neutrality in the EU

On 27 October 2015, the European Parliament will vote on the Telecoms Single Market (TSM) regulation, which includes net neutrality rules. In just six days, the European Parliament will either decide to support amendments that give meaning to key provisions of the text or to decide not to decide on having clear net neutrality rules. […]

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May 6, 2009

Three strikes law in France – Second attempt

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [3 Treffer-Gesetz in Frankreich – der zweite Versuch | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1390] Macedonian: [Втор обид за воведување на законот Хадопи во Франција | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1443/4/lang,mk/] The Hadopi (or three strikes) law saga continues with the second reading of the draft law in the French National Assembly having started on 29 April […]

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June 17, 2009

The French Constitutional Council censures the 3 strikes law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Der Französische Verfassungsrat zensiert das 3 Treffer-Gesetz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1429] As a result of the appeal of the Socialist Party, the French Constitutional Council decided on 10 June 2009 that 3 strikes (known also as Hadopi) draft law was infringing the Constitution and the Declaration of the Rights of […]

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May 20, 2009

EU supports RFID with proper protection of consumers' privacy

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU unterstützt RFID mit ausreichendem Schutz für die Privatsphäre der Konsumenten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1400] The European Commission issued on 12 May 2009 a recommendation on the use of RFID (radio-frequency identification) after a fifteen-month period of consultations with supplying and using industries, standardisation bodies, consumers’ organisations, civil society groups […]

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February 2, 2012 · Blogs

ACTA fact sheet

Recently, we have seen many rumours and half-truths about ACTA being circulated by campaigners on all sides. And, as the European Commission’s “fact sheet” 10 Myths about ACTA shows, there are also still a lot of misunderstandings. Many decision makers and citizens seem not yet to be aware of ACTA’s serious implications. In the following, […]

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September 24, 2020 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Is surveilling children really protecting them? Our concerns on the interim CSAM regulation

On 27 July, the European Commission published a Communication on an EU strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The Communication indicated several worrying measures that could have devastating effects for your privacy online. The first of these measures is out now.

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