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July 28, 2010

EDRi and EuroISPA attack EC's demands for notice and takedown

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi und EuroISPA gegen Forderung der Kommission nach Notice&Take-down | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2088] EDRi and the European ISP Association (EuroISPA) have prepared a joint civil society/industry position on the European Commission’s draft informal recommendation for the takedown of websites which have been accused of being illegal. The recommendation’s scope is […]

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April 5, 2017 · Blogs

Denmark: Weakening the oversight of intelligence services

A draft law to amend the data protection provisions of the law on the oversight of the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) was submitted for public consultation in September 2016. In their consultation responses, several NGOs including EDRi member IT-Pol Denmark, as well as the Danish Intelligence Oversight Board (TET) criticised the proposal. The […]

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May 29, 2024 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Between policy and reality: EDRi’s assessment of the implementation challenges in the troubled Terrorist Content Online Regulation

Since its enactment nearly two years ago, the so-called ‘Terrorist Content Online Regulation’ has faced scrutiny over its implementation and effectiveness. The EDRI network has contributed insights to the European Commission's Call for Evidence for its evaluation. We expressed significant concerns regarding potential violations of fundamental rights and the efficacy of its enforcement measures, advocating for the withdrawal of the regulation in favour of one that genuinely guarantees respect for fundamental rights.

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June 5, 2013 · Blogs

Neelie Kroes’ up-and-down evolution in the Net Neutrality issue

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Netzneutralität: Neelie Kroes im Wechselbad der Gefühle | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.11_Netzneutralitaet_Neelie_Kroes_im%3AWechselbad_der_Gefuehle?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130605] On 30 May 2013, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes gave a speech in front of the European Parliament calling for the need to guarantee network neutrality in Europe. During the speech she announced she would […]

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February 6, 2014 · Blogs

We promise. What’s the point?

Maybe, after all of the noise about crazy ideas like “Clean IT” and ACTA, there won’t be any big digital rights files for the incoming European Parliament. Maybe we don’t need to worry about having parliamentarians who understand the internet and digital rights. Maybe there won’t be any relevant proposals anyway. Maybe we don’t need […]

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September 23, 2019 · Blogs | Campaigns | Information democracy | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Privacy and confidentiality | Profiling practices

Your mail, their ads. Your rights?

In the digital space, “postal services” often snoop into your online conversations in order to market services or products according to what they find out from your chats. A law meant to limit this exploitative practice is stalled by the Council of European Union

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January 30, 2008

Key privacy concerns in Romania 2007

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Privacy and data protection seems not to be a hot topic for the Romanian society. The media is generally ignoring the topic, unless something related to an important public figure is making the subject out of the ordinary. The Romanian Data Protection Authority has failed in becoming […]

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June 29, 2011 · Blogs

Negotiations end in confused text on Internet blocking

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Verhandlungen münden in verworrenen Text über Netzsperren | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.13_Verhandlungen_muenden_in_verworrenen_Text_ueber_Netzsperren?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110708] After months of negotiation, the Council, Parliament and Commission finally agreed a text on Internet blocking where everyone appears to have got what they wanted, except the European Commission. The agreed text now needs to be signed off by […]

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February 14, 2007

Online police searches found illegal in Germany

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) in Karlsruhe ruled, on 5 February, that, according to the German Code of Criminal Procedure (StPO), online police snooping was illegal. As the court argued, StPO had no provisions to allow the authorities to perform online snooping, the code allowing only […]

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April 5, 2017 · Blogs

UK government attacks encryption … again

In the aftermath of the attack in London in March 2017, the UK government has, again, indicated that it wants to force companies to weaken encryption. The government wants to be able to access messages sent via services that use end-to-end encryption. The Home Secretary Amber Rudd stated on BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show that it […]

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May 4, 2022 · Blogs | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Platform regulation | Privacy and confidentiality

Putting the brakes on Big Tech’s uncontrolled power

Will 2022 go down as the year the EU tamed Big Tech? In the very early morning hours of Saturday, 23 April, after 16 hours of final negotiations, EU lawmakers reached an agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA), which is certainly a watershed moment for our digital future. As the deal reached is a top-level political agreement, the final text of the law is yet to be released.

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April 6, 2017 · Blogs

The European Parliament adopts another resolution critical of the Privacy Shield

On 6 April 2017, the European Parliament (EP) voted a motion for a resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Privacy Shield. The scheme gives the United States a unique arrangement for the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the United States. The Privacy Shield replaced the Safe […]

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