December 19, 2007

Opera complains to the EC on Microsoft's Internet Explorer

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) As a result of a complaint made by the Norwegian web browser developer Opera Software ASA, the European Commission will examine under the antitrust regulation Microsoft’s abuse in distributing the browser Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system. Opera Software states that Microsoft does not follow accepted […]

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July 17, 2019 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Biometrics | Freedom of expression online | Inclusive technologies | Profiling practices

The digital rights of LGBTQ+ people: When technology reinforces societal oppressions

Online surveillance and censorship impact everyone’s rights, and particularly those of already marginalised groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer and others (LGBTQ+) people. The use of new technologies usually reinforces existing societal biases, making those communities particularly prone to discrimination and security threats. As a follow-up to Pride Month, here is an […]

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January 15, 2014 · Blogs

European Parliament’s draft report condemns US & UK intelligence services’ mass surveillance

Edward Snowden, the former US intelligence agency contractor who has revealed NSA documents showing mass surveillance programmes like Prism operated by America’s NSA intelligence agency and Tempora by the UK’s GCHQ, is to give testimony in front of the European Parliament (EP). It is not yet known when this will take place and the conditions […]

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July 29, 2009

UK ISP gave up direct disconnection of file-sharers for a three strikes

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Britischer ISP gibt direkte Trennungen der Verbindungen von File-Sharern für ein 3 Treffer-System auf | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1482] UK ISP Karoo belonging to Hull based KCom telecom company, announced on 24 July it would change its policy and apply a three-strikes system for the customers allegedly infringing copyright. Within the […]

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March 12, 2008

Swiss Bank was denied the closure of whistleblowers website

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White reversed his initial decision of shutting down the wikileaks.org domain of Wikileaks, a website where whistleblowers can untraceably leak documents. Wikileaks, launched in early 2007, has anonymously posted documents revealing delicate subjects such as the infiltration of agents of the Stasi, the […]

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March 26, 2014 · Blogs

IFPI calls for increased censorship of alleged illegal sites

In its latest report music industry federation IFPI has called for more EU countries to adopt legislation that forces Internet Service Providers to block access to websites that index torrents. It also calls on search engines to voluntarily do more in suppressing the prominence of content which they believe to be distributed without authorisation. “Actions […]

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September 26, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

ECtHR gives a half-hearted victory against UK mass surveillance

On 13 September 2018, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its ruling on the case brought by EDRi members Privacy International, Open Rights Group and other NGOs against the United Kingdom. The Court found several violations of the European Convention on Human Rights in three UK mass surveillance programmes. The Court’s judgment is […]

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May 23, 2007

Google is profiling online gamers

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Google has filed a patent in Europe and in US on a profiling technology planning to create psychological profiles of web users based on their behaviour at playing on-line games. The company thinks it can gather up information to shape the personality of web users according to […]

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October 24, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

EU’s flawed arguments on terrorist content give big tech more power

On 12 September 2018, the European Commission proposed yet another attempt to empower the same big tech companies it claims are already too powerful: a draft Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online. The proposal encourages private companies to delete or disable access to “terrorist content”.

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June 2, 2004

PNR data deal signed by European Commission

An international agreement was signed on 28 May between the European Union and the United States that makes it possible to transfer air passenger data to the US, under certain conditions. It entered into force immediately. This agreement goes hand-in-hand with the Decision adopted two weeks ago by the European Commission, establishing the adequacy of […]

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February 11, 2009

Pirate Bay in legal battle with IFPI

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The war between IFPI and the Pirate Bay continues with a new banning of the site in Denmark ruled by a Danish court at the beginning of February this year. Exactly a year ago, in February 2008, following an IFPI action, a Danish court ruled that Tele2 […]

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October 19, 2016 · Blogs

“Follow the money” on copyright infringements

The European Commission is pushing forward energetically on privatised law enforcement projects for all manner of internet activities. This is the approach to terrorism, hate speech, copyright enforcement… whatever the question, the answer is that internet companies can solve the problem.

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