May 17, 2017 · Blogs

BBA Germany 2017: Espionage, threats, tracking, provoking cyber wars

The annual German Big Brother Awards were bestowed by EDRi member Digitalcourage on 5 May 2017 in Bielefeld, Germany. The event drew much media attention, as one of the awardees threatened the organiser with legal action. The awardees are informed of their awards a few days in advance and invited to respond or appear at the […]

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June 15, 2011 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Hello CIRCAMP web blocking, goodbye democracy

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Hallo CIRCAMP-Netzsperren, Tschüss Demokratie | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.12_ENDitorial_Hallo_CIRCAMP-Netzsperren_Tschuess_Demokratie?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110623] Late in 2010, with the issue of web blocking still being discussed in the European Parliament, the European Commission decided, with complete disregard for the outcome of the democratic process on this issue, to invest a further 324 059 Euro in […]

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September 22, 2010

ENDitorial: Internet blocking in ten weeks and counting

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Internet-Sperren in zehn Wochen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2205] Within the next ten weeks, the European Parliament will finish its crucial first reading of the Directive which, if the European Commission has its way, will impose an EU-wide blocking infrastructure – undermining child protection, fundamental rights and the EU’s voice […]

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December 15, 2010

Privacy Platform Meeting

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Privacy Platform Meeting | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2443] On 1 December 2010, the Privacy Platform held a meeting on the Commission’s recent Communication on updating the Data Protection Directive. Hosted by Sophie in’t Veld MEP, the panel consisted of: Martin Selmayr, Head of Commissioner Reding’s cabinet (who spoke in her absence […]

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July 16, 2008

Dutch University sued to stop publishing research on chip technology

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has sued the Dutch Computer Security Group of Radboud University in Nijmege in order to stop the publication of research results showing security flaws in NXP’s Mifare Classic wireless smart cards used in transit and building entry systems around the world. The technology […]

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April 24, 2013 · Blogs

ENDitorial: MEPs propose web blocking yet again

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Abgeordnete schlagen schon wieder einmal Netzsperren vor | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.8_ENDitorial_Abgeordnete_schlagen_schon_wieder_einmal_Netzsperren_vor?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130424] It seems that some Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) simply think that Internet gambling & web blocking must be added to all relevant documents. There have been blocking proposals under discussion at least three times in three […]

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July 5, 2006 · Blogs

Terrorist Finance Tracking Program raises privacy questions

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 22-23 June 2006, the New York Times published a story uncovering an international financial surveillance programme, called Terrorist Finance Tracking Program, run by the US authorities. After the 11 September 2001 attacks, the US Treasury Department and/or CIA starting getting access to international transfer data, available […]

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May 19, 2010 · Blogs

Facebook under pressure for not observing its privacy principles

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Facebook unter Druck: Datenschutzrichtlinien werden nicht eingehalten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1935] Macedonian: [Фејсбук под притисок поради непочитување на сопствените принципи за приватност | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/edri/fejsbuk-pod-pritisok-poradi-nepochituvanje-na-sopstvenite-principi-za-privatnost-2.html] The recent changes of Facebook’s privacy settings have attracted a lot of negative comments from regular users, but also from Data Protection authorities and NGOs. In […]

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Disclosure

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March 12, 2014 · Blogs

Internet censorship and surveillance in Turkey

The Turkish government recently passed a new law that will deepen the existing censorship and surveillance on the Internet. The new law is an amendment to Law #5651, an article of which has been previously condemned by European Court of Human Rights (Ahmet Yildirim vs. Turkish Government case where the Court ruled that Turkey had […]

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May 6, 2015 · Blogs

Digital Single Market: A missed opportunity

The European Commission (EC) published its Digital Single Market (DSM) strategy on 6 May 2015. EDRi is thoroughly studying the DSM strategy and its impacts on European citizens’ digital rights. A day before the official publication of the strategy, EDRi issued a press release expressing concerns based on the analysis of the leaked drafts (Draft Communication […]

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June 20, 2012 · Blogs

The rise of the European upload filter

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Vom Aufstieg der Upload-Filter in Europa | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.12_Vom_Aufstieg_der_Upload-Filter_in_Europa?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120620] In 2011, the European Union decided against the introduction of mandatory filtering in Europe, because a democratic analysis of the evidence showed that this was not necessary. In 2012, the European Union is working on a variety of projects to […]

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