September 27, 2006

Italian authorities messed up by the wiretapping scandal

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Italian wiretapping scandal has continued since this summer, showing that Telecom Italia internal security service has tapped phone calls from their own employees, business partners, competition, but also from political and football circles. The wiretapped phone calls database was apparently used to blackmail various people. According […]

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February 15, 2012

Hadopi takes the final steps towards cutting Internet access

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Hadopi setzt letzten Schritt zur Sperre von Internetzugängen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.3_Hadopi_setzt_letzten_Schritt_zur_Sperre_von_Internetzugaengen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120221] French authority Hadopi announced on 13 February 2012 that its Commission for the Protection of Rights had sent the first complaints to court against Internet users for illegal downloading of files as the last stage in its three-strike […]

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November 4, 2009

ENDitorial: ACTA revealed, European ISPs might have a big problem

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: ACTA enthüllt, europäische Internet-Service-Provider dürften ein großes Problem haben | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1575] Negotiations on the highly controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement have started in Seoul, South Korea. This week’s closed negotiations will focus on “enforcement in the digital environment.” Negotiators will be discussing the Internet provisions drafted by the […]

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April 22, 2009

Are anonymous electronic services to be prohibited by the EC?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Sollen anonyme elektronische Dienste von der Europäischen Kommission verboten werden? | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1379] This article is also available in: Macedonian: [Европската комисија ќе ги забрани… | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1434/4/lang,mk/] Having in view the data retention law requirements and the fact that data retention can be avoided by the use of anonymous […]

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April 6, 2011

EDPS criticizes the EU PNR scheme

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU-Datenschutzbeauftragter kritisiert EU-PNR-Pläne | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_EDSB_uebt_Kritik_an_PNR] Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) issued on 25 March 2011 his opinion on the European Commission’s proposal to oblige airline carriers to provide EU Member States with personal data (PNR) on passengers entering or leaving the EU space, with the […]

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April 6, 2011

Judicial Review of the Digital Economy Act

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Überprüfung des Digital Economy Act | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Ueberpruefung_des_Digital_Economy_Act] In July 2010 UK ISPs TalkTalk and BT filed papers seeking a Judicial Review (JR) of the Digital Economy Act, and were then granted a hearing. In the UK, JRs are rare. They can be brought when there is concern that […]

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May 6, 2009

UK: Google's Street View does not breach the Data Protection Act

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [GB: Googles Street View verstößt nicht gegen das Datenschutzgesetz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1391] In response to a complaint filed by Privacy International, the UK Data Protection Authority, Information Commissioner’s Office, found Google’s Street View service clear of any breach of the Data Protection Act, as revealed in a public statement […]

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May 20, 2009

EP limits data breach notification

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament schränkt Meldungen von Datenverstößen ein | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1399] The modification of the Privacy and Electronic Communication directive voted by the European Parliament (EP) on 6 May 2009, as part of second reading of the telecom package, limits the data breach notification only to the electronic communications service […]

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May 20, 2009

Goggle's Street View contested in Europe

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europa: Widerstand gegen Googles Street View | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1401] Macedonian: [Гугл Стрит Вју оспорен во Европа | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/mk/vesti/edri/1501-gugl-strit-vju-osporen-vo-evropa] Google continues to face problems with its Street View service. The Greek data protection agency has banned Street View until it receives “additional information” from Google. The agency wishes to know […]

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March 14, 2012

UK Court of Appeal stands behind the Digital Economy Act

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Britisches Berufungsgericht bestätigt Digital Economy Act | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.5_Britisches_Berufungsgericht_bestaetigt_Digital_Economy_Act] The Court of Appeal has recently rejected the claims made by the two UK ISPs, BT and TalkTalk, that the Digital Economy Act (DEA) violates EU laws. DEA requires ISPs to send warning letters to widespread file-sharers advising them that […]

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October 9, 2013 · Blogs

Recommended Reading

EDRi Reponse to Green Paper Preparing for a Fully Converged Audiovisual World: (26.09.2013) http://www.edri.org/files/26092013-EDRi-GreenPaper-Converged-Audiovisu… Belgian ‘Royal Decree’ Requires ISPs To Log All Sorts Of Info For A Year (9.10.2013) http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20131009/01172724806/belgian-royal-de… What’s wrong with ANPR – No CCTV’s report on number plate cameras in UK (10.2013) http://www.no-cctv.org.uk/docs/Whats%20Wrong%20With%20ANPR-No%20CCTV%2… German Federal Intelligence Service taps up to 25 providers […]

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May 19, 2010

Two Digital Agendas, but one European Union

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Zwei Digitale Agenden, aber eine Europäische Union | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1928] The European Parliament (EP) passed on 6 May 2010, with a large majority, a resolution adopting the report on a new Digital Agenda for Europe: 2015.eu by MEP Pilar del Castillo Vera. The report outlines the Internet policy for […]

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