November 24, 2016 · Document pools

Terrorism Directive: Document pool

I am convinced that the only effective way to tackle terrorism is firmly rooted in the respect of fundamental and human rights.

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December 21, 2017 · Blogs

Have yourself happy privacy friendly holidays!

It’s (nearly) holiday time. And with holidays, there come the family’s holiday gatherings holding forth the possibility of awkward or tense moments. But fear not – it is time to take over the conversation and educate your family about digital rights!

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October 15, 2013 · Blogs

“Terms and Conditions may apply”: A free screening of a must-see film on Thursday, 17 October

We’re happy to announce a screening of Cullen Hoback’s very timely documentary about the dangers of signing up to excessive and unpredictable license terms which undermine privacy and permit surveillance: “Terms and Conditions may apply”. The filmmaker tells a terrifying story and coherently argues that we need to reclaim control of our personal data. We […]

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April 30, 2019 · Open letters | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

Two years of net neutrality in Europe – 31 NGOs urge to guarantee non-discriminatory treatment of communications

Today, on 30 April 2019, two years after the new net neutrality rules came into force, the EU Commission published its Report to evaluate their implementation in Europe. Unfortunately, the Report does not give the in-depth analysis of the situation that one could have hoped for. It ignores the fact that the respect for net […]

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May 15, 2019 · Open letters | Open internet and inclusive technology | Equal access to the internet

NGOs and academics warn against Deep Packet Inspection

Today, on 15 May 2019, European Digital Rights, together with 45 NGOs, academics and companies from 15 countries sent an open letter to European policymakers and regulators warning against the widespread use of privacy-invasive Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology in the EU. The letter addresses the ongoing negotiations of Europe’s new net neutrality rules, in […]

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July 23, 2019 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Your family is none of their business

Today’s children have the most complex digital footprint in human history, with their data being collected by private companies and governments alike.

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March 16, 2015 · Document pools

Preparations for a comprehensive copyright reform in the EU Parliament: Document pool

In the field of EU copyright policy, there are two European Parliament own-initiative reports (which will become a non-binding non-legal resolution) which EDRi is following closely. Firstly, there is the report on the implementation of the so-called “InfoSoc Directive” by Julia Reda. This report analyses a Directive which contains core elements of EU copyright law, including […]

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September 24, 2008

The EU commissioners ask for a friendly environment in online retailing

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A roundtable on online retailing with the interested private companies, including online music providers, and consumers organisations took place at the European Commission in Brussels on 17 September 2008 with competition commissioner Neelie Kroes and internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy. Ms Kroes expressed her concern regarding the […]

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October 22, 2014 · Blogs

Google pushes forward with its voluntary pro-copyright policing

For the past number of years, Google has chosen to impose US copyright law on the world, completely de-indexing any website which fulfils the non-judicial criteria of a valid order under American law. Last year alone, it removed 222 000 000 links, which means 74 links per second. In addition to applying US copyright law […]

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June 1, 2011 · Blogs

UN report examines online censorship

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [UN-Bericht nimmt Online-Zensur unter die Lupe | http://bit.ly/kuFvEG] The right to seek, receive and impart information, and the right to express oneself freely – rights which enable the exercise of a range of other human rights – are increasingly being limited by impediments in online communications, according to […]

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April 8, 2009

Extended copyright term for sound recordings pushed back

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Verlängerte Urheberrechtsfrist für Tonaufnahmen abgelehnt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1358] The proposal for the extension of the copyright terms for sound recordings was rejected on 27 March 2009 by COREPER, which has the task to negotiate a consensus before the EU Council of Ministers takes votes. To the great disappointment of […]

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April 21, 2010

UK Digital Economy Bill voted by the Parliament

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Britisches Parlament stimmt für Digital Economy Bill | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1867] In a hasty meeting that lasted only two hours and a half, the UK Parliament, with an overwhelming majority (189 votes to 47), passed on 8 April 2010 the Digital Economy Bill, in third reading, without a real debate, […]

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