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January 31, 2023

Panel: how can the EU fight (partisan) disinformation and hate speech and protect media freedom and human rights?

In the last years, the relationship between the media and trust in democratic institutions has received increasingly attention. In two roundtables the panellists will discuss legal instruments, and recommendations in the context of media freedom and human rights on digital platforms.

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June 20, 2007

Update on a Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Council of the European Union disscused again in its Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 12-13 June 2007 the Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters, without making any clear steps […]

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February 11, 2004

Results OECD workshop on spam

During the OECD workshop on spam, held in Brussels on 2 and 3 February, the consumer unions of Europe and the USA (united in the Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue) presented the results of a survey amongst 21.102 consumers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. 96 percent of the people said that either they hated […]

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June 21, 2006

iTunes service considered illegal in Norway

Following a complaint made by the Norwegian Consumer Council in January this year, Bjorn Erik Thon, the Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman has ruled that the Apple iTunes service breaks section 9a of the Norwegian Marketing Control Act. The Consumer Ombudsman considers as unreasonable that the agreement the consumer must accept is regulated by the foreign law […]

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November 16, 2022 · Blogs | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Data protection standards | Equal access to the internet | Freedom of expression online | Privacy and confidentiality

Mid-point EDRi strategy review: impact and adjustments in a changing field

In April 2020, during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe, EDRi adopted its first network multi-annual strategy for the years 2020-2024. At the mid-term of the strategy implementation, what have we learned?

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June 21, 2006

Open letter for supporting the private copy in Italy

A new public campaign has been launched in Italy: its goal is to change Italy’s copyright law to ensure that end-users have a full-fledged right to create a private copy of works they legally acquired. The campaign, promoted by Scarichiamoli!, an Italian informal group of activists whose main goal is permitting the free circulation of […]

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June 18, 2008

British ISPs warn Internet downloaders on the risk of being prosecuted

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) As a continuation of the actions started in March 2008, and despite opinions that ISPs should not act as an Internet police, the major British record labels represented by British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and Virgin Media, UK’s largest provider of home broadband, have joint forces in a […]

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July 29, 2015 · Blogs

ENDitorial: European Parliament – translating freedoms into Chinese

In the autumn 2015, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament (LIBE) will resume its discussions of a draft resolution on “radicalisation”, led by Rachida Dati, a French conservative member. Her draft includes several bizarre statements, but one on Internet “giants” stands out as being particularly extreme. The proposal […]

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July 27, 2016 · Blogs

More Copyfails or meaningful improvements?

The EU will soon be reforming its copyright rules. The European Commission is planning to present its proposal on 21 September 2016. To succeed in updating the copyright rules in a way that respects the needs of both the users and creators of cultural goods, we believe both European citizens and policy makers should better […]

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December 15, 2021 · Blogs | Campaigns | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics

Reclaim Your Face impact in 2021

A sturdy coalition, research reports, investigations, coordination actions and gathering amazing political support at national and EU level. This was 2021 for the Reclaim Your Face coalition – a year that, despite happening in a pandemic – showed what the power of a united front looks like.

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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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June 18, 2014 · Blogs

Germany opens investigation on Merkel’s phone tap

Germany’s federal prosecutor annouced on 11 June 2014 that it has opened a formal investigation into the alleged monitoring of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone by the US’s National Security Agency (NSA). The German government has reportedly announced its support to the investigation. Although Chancellor Merkel has asked the US President Barack Obama in person […]

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