December 3, 2008

UK rejected data breach notification law

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Two reports were published on 24 November 2008 by UK Ministry of Justice related to the data breach notification law, the powers of the Government to share data and the Information Commissioner’s inspection powers and funding arrangements. One of the reports states that the law requiring that […]

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January 26, 2011

EDRi responds to data protection consultation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi Stellungnahme zum Konsultationsverfahren zur Datenschutz-Richtlinie | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2549] Building on the analysis produced for the European Commission’s initial data protection consultation in 2009, European Digital Rights has submitted its second round of comments on the review of the 1995 Data Protection Directive. One of EDRi’s primary concerns with […]

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April 9, 2014 · Blogs

Turkey removes Twitter ban following court decision

On 2 April 2014 Turkey’s constitutional court ruled that the ban on Twitter breached laws on the freedom of expression. The decision follows Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s pledge to “wipe out Twitter” after users leaked information detailing alleged corrupt and illegal activities of several officials. The ban was enacted on 20 March and was […]

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November 5, 2014 · Blogs

Hungary’s Internet tax postponed but not yet abolished

On 28 October about 100,000 Hungarians gathered to protest a planned introduction of a tax on Internet data transfers. The new tax would have required Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to pay 150 forints (0,48 euro) per gigabyte of data traffic. According to the Hungarian government’s proposal, the intended tax was meant solely for ISPs. However, […]

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November 19, 2014 · Blogs

Obama urges the FCC to adopt rules to ensure net neutrality

In a speech on 10 November, US President Barack Obama made a strong statement calling for net neutrality. He urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt rules to prevent Internet access providers from blocking or slowing down content, and from charging service providers to let them use a “fast lane” to reach their clients. […]

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December 3, 2008

Turkey: Another blocking order against YouTube

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) For the forth time in two years, on 20 November 2008, the Turkish authorities blocked access to YouTube asserting that certain content posted on the site was disrespectful to Kemal Mustafa Atatürk, the Turkish Republic’s founder, or supported the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Turkey is the […]

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October 20, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality

Press “Accept” to let companies know every step you take

When you download a free app and accept their privacy statement, did you know that you may just have allowed data about your movement to be sold freely to anyone who’s willing to pay? EDRi's member Elektronisk Forpost Norge (EFN) shares more.

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January 29, 2020 · Blogs | Information democracy | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

Stalked by your digital doppelganger?

In this fourth installment of EDRi’s facial recognition and fundamental rights series, we explore what could happen if facial recognition collides with data-hungry business models and 24/7 surveillance.

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July 11, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Surveillance and data retention

German police raids privacy group’s premises

In the early morning of 20 June 2018, German police forces raided several locations – the headquarters of the privacy group Zwiebelfreunde, and the homes of three of its board members, as well as the association OpenLab, which is part of EDRi member Chaos Computer Club (CCC) in Augsburg.

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June 16, 2004 · Blogs

New members join EDRI

During the annual general assembly of EDRI-members on 12 June 2004 in Berlin, Germany, two new members were admitted, both from Germany. The Netzwerk Neue Medien (network new media) is a digital civil rights organisation that aims to strengthen and critically analyse the public debate about socio-political aspects of the new media. In February 2003 […]

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November 4, 2009

EU-US common set of principles on data protection and sharing

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU-US: Gemeinsame Grundsätzen zu Datenschutz und Datenverbreitung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1574] After three years of working together, the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice and State and the experts from the EU Presidency and Commission have recently issued a statement establishing a set of common principles to protect the personal data […]

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November 5, 2008

Big Brother Awards Germany 2008

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The ninth edition of the Big Brother Awards Germany ceremony took place on 24 October 2008 in Bielefeld, Germany. The “Oscars for data leeches” event was organized by EDRi-member FoeBuD that gave seven negative awards. The Big Brother Award 2008 in the “Europe/EU” category went to The […]

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