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April 23, 2014 · Blogs

Big Brother Awards Germany 2014

On 11 April 2014 the fourteenth German Big Brother Awards ceremony was held in Bielefeld, Germany. The awards are organised by EDRi member Digitalcourage and the gala was streamed via the Internet and reported by print and broadcast media across Germany. Six “regular” awards were given, and for the first time, a “positive” award was […]

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July 26, 2017 · Blogs

Dutch Senate votes in favour of dragnet surveillance powers

On 11 July 2017, the Dutch Senate passed the bill for the new Intelligence and Security Services Act. With the Senate vote, a years-long political battle has come to an end: the secret services have been given dragnet surveillance powers.

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November 20, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Data protection standards

German federal health minister, Shein and Deutsche Bahn ‘awarded’ for worst privacy and data protection offences

In October 2024, EDRi member Digitalcourage held the annual gala for the German BigBrother Awards. The unfortunate “winners” included a minister in the federal government, the police and interior minister in one German state, two international online retailers, a fundamental infrastructure provider and a trend.

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May 7, 2008

More control over the Internet wanted in Russia

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Russian prosecutor’s office wants to extend the anti-extremism laws to the Internet, proposing an amendment to the rules that presently govern printed media on the basis of which newspapers considered by the court to have published extremist material can be shut down. In terms of the […]

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November 17, 2010

Data retention regime in discussion all over Europe

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Diskussion der Vorratsdatenspeicherung quer durch Europa | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2357] While in Germany the Minister of Justice rejects the current data retention regime, Sweden is preparing to implement it. In the meantime, the European Commission is organizing a public debate on the review of the directive, but has delayed its […]

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February 12, 2024 · Blogs | Press mentions | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

The sledgehammer approach of age verification tools won’t make the internet safer

Do you like scrolling through Instagram reels or watching vlogs on YouTube? Soon enough, you may have to give your personal ID details to the likes of Mark Zuckerberg to keep doing so.

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January 27, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Data retention concerns resurfaces in Norway

EDRi member, EFN expresses serious concerns regarding the changes to the Norwegian Electronic Communications Act proposed by the Norwegian government.

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November 17, 2010

Dutch government cancels plans for national database on bank data

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Niederländische Regierung gibt Pläne für nationale Bankdatenbank auf | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2360] After facing enormous pressure from the media, civil society and several MPs, The Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice announced that it will not develop a national database or search engine containing bank data of all Dutch citizens. […]

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June 17, 2015 · Blogs

Our overview of the Digital Single Market Communication

This article was originally published on the website of Friends of Europe EDRi has published its analysis of the European Commission’s Digital Single Market Communication (PDF). The European Commission’s launch of its Digital Single Market Strategy is undoubtedly a positive step, but is plagued with ambiguities, contradictions and an overall lack of leadership on key […]

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March 31, 2025

EPR Summer Course on European Platform Regulation 2025

Organised by the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam, this five-day summer course offers an in-depth look at the legal and policy framework governing online platforms in the EU. With a particular focus on the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA), the course combines academic rigour with practical insights, delivered by a distinguished international faculty of experts in law, government, civil society, and academia.

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May 23, 2007

UK implements the Data Retention Directive

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The UK Home Office is presently implementing the Data Retention Directive that will oblige telephony and internet service providers to keep data for 12 months. The decision was taken without any debate by simple “affirmative” votes in the parliament and the Directive is to be implemented by […]

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August 23, 2017 · Blogs

The privacy movement and dissent: Whistleblowing

This is the second blogpost of a series, originally published by EDRi member Bits of Freedom, that explains how the activists of a Berlin-based privacy movement operate, organise, and express dissent. The series is inspired by a thesis by Loes Derks van de Ven, which describes the privacy movement as she encountered it from 2013 […]

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