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March 26, 2008

German Constitutional Court limits data retention law

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Federal German Constitutional Court issued a preliminary decision on 19 March 2008 in the case supported by 34 000 people against the German implementation of the data retention directive. The preliminary ruling has considered that parts of the act are unconstitutional pending review. The decision does […]

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October 6, 2010

First warning letters sent by French ISPs under the three strikes system

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französiche ISPs versenden erste Verwarnungen gemäß Three-Strikes-Regime | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2244] On 1 October 2010, Bouygues Telecom and Numéricable were the first French ISPs to send warning emails to suspected illegal file-sharers, on behalf of Hadopi authority. According the media reports several hunderds warning emails have been send in these […]

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August 24, 2011

Copyright industry obtains court injunction against BT to block website

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Copyright-Industrie setzt Verfügung gegen BT zur Sperre von Websites durch | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.16_Copyright_Industrie_setzt_Verfuegung_gegen_BT_zur_Sperre _von_Websites_durch?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110901] In a dangerous precedent, on 28 July 2011, an UK High Court judge ruled that British Telecom (BT), the UK largest ISP, had to prevent its customers from accessing Newzbin 2, a website searching Usenet […]

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July 17, 2013 · Blogs

The French three strikes system gave up on Internet disconnection

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Three-Strikes: Frankreich verabschiedet sich von Netzsperren | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.14_Three-Strikes_Frankreich_verabschiedet_sich_von_Netzsperren?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130717] The French three strikes law, known as Hadopi, has for years generated debate and controversy, primarily because it allowed for the disconnection of the Internet connections of individuals deemed to have illegally downloaded copyrighted material. Now, however, there is a […]

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April 22, 2015 · Blogs

Italy: Anti-terrorism decree to strengthen government surveillance

On 15 April 2015, the Italian Senate adopted a Government decree concerning, among other issues, “urgent measures to combat terrorism” (DDL 2893/R), as amended by the Parliament on its first reading on 31 March. Before the vote in the Parliament, the government decided to exclude from the voting list the most controversial amendment on preventive […]

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

France’s law on hate speech gets a thumbs down

France’s draft legislation on hate speech (also called the “Avia law”) received a lot of criticism. The draft law was approved in July 2019 by the French National Assembly and will be examined by the Senate in December. It would oblige platforms to remove flagged hateful content within 24 hours or face fines. The Czech […]

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April 4, 2024 · Blogs | Campaigns | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic: Belgium’s latest move doesn’t solve critical issues with EU CSA Regulation

The EDRi network has long-urged European Union (EU) lawmakers to ensure that efforts to combat OCSEA (online child sexual exploitation and abuse) are lawful, effective and technically feasible. The goal to protect children online is vital. This can only be done if the proposed measures work and are compatible with human rights, including privacy and the presumption of innocence.

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October 6, 2010

EU concerns for US plans to increase the amount of bank transfer data

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU-Bedenken über US-Pläne zur Ausweitung des Zugriffs auf Bankdaten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2246] The EU Commission and MEPs have requested clarifications from US Administration regarding the plans to extend existing anti-terrorism programs targeting bank transfers which would make the EU-US so-called Swift agreement invalid. The Washington Post announced on 27 […]

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June 27, 2018 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Transparency

Key modifications in the Whistleblowers Directive proposal

The fact that the European Commission has drafted a proposal for a Directive for the protection of whistleblowers is welcome news. It is the result of the prolonged efforts of many activist organisations and several EU policy-makers, particularly in the European Parliament.

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July 17, 2013 · Blogs

ENDitorial:Leaked telecoms Regulation with or without net neutrality?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Geplante Telekom-Regulierung mit oder ohne Netzneutralität? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.14_ENDitorial_Geplante_Telekom-Regulierung_mit_oder_ohne_Netzneutralitaet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130717] Last week, an internal draft of a regulation for a “telecoms single market” was leaked in Brussels. We published an initial reaction to this document. But what are the details of the text and what do they mean? The […]

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May 31, 2017 · Blogs

EU discusses future of data retention: “Indiscriminate retention no longer possible”

This is a translation of an article originally written by Anna Biselli on netzpolitik.org. Translation: Anna Biselli, Kirsten Fiedler. The German government is maintaining its unswerving commitment to make communications data retention obligatory from July 2017 onwards. Meanwhile, different EU level groups and institutions are discussing if or how data retention measures are compatible with […]

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October 6, 2010

Private data exposed on UK Law firm website

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Webseite einer britischen Anwaltskanzlei enthüllt private Daten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2248] On 24 September 2010, the website of the UK Law Firm ACS:Law suffered a massive breach of security apparently under a Denial of Service attack initiated by a group entitled Anonymous within the Operation Payback, which led to the […]

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