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April 1, 2020 · Blogs | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Equal access to the internet | Freedom of expression online | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

#PrivacyCamp20: Event Summary

The 8th edition of Privacy Camp revolved in 2020 around the topic of Technology and Activism, the schedule being composed of ten sessions in different formats. What were these about? Read below a summary of each discussion, with references to full session recordings.

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February 24, 2010

Spanish Fiscal Council criticizes the new draft law on IPR enforcement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanischer Finanzrat kritisiert neuen Gesetzesentwurf zur Durchsetzung des geistigen Eigentumsrechts | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1724] In a non-binding report issued on 12 February 2010, the Spanish Fiscal Council criticised the draft law proposed by the Government known as the Sustainable Economy Law (la Ley de Economía Sostenible – LES) that foresees […]

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February 23, 2011 · Blogs

German law on Internet blocking challenged in Constitutional Court

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen Internet-Sperr-Gesetz in Deutschland | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_Verfassungsbeschwerde_gegen_Internet-Sperr-Gesetz] On 22 February 2011 the German Working Group against Internet Blocking and Censorship (AK Zensur) submitted their complaint against the German law on Internet blocking to Germany’s Constitutional Court. The law is directed against online child abuse material and had come […]

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October 6, 2015 · Blogs

Fifteen years late, Safe Harbor hits the rocks

Today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirmed what the European Commission has been denying for the past fifteen years – the “Safe Harbor” agreement on transferring data to the United States is invalid. “Safe Harbor was flawed in principle and flawed in practice” said Joe McNamee, Executive Director of European Digital […]

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November 29, 2017 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Surveillance and data retention

Dutch mass surveillance law receives two BBA nominations

Until 9 November 2017 people in the Netherlands could nominate individuals, organisations and companies for a Big Brother Award. The three most “popular” nominees are now in the running to become the biggest privacy offender of the year. Two of the three nominees, Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) parliamentary party leader Sybrand Buma and the Cabinet, […]

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April 16, 2025 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Profiling practices | Surveillance and data retention

Avoiding regulation of biometric surveillance and loyalty applications: The 20th Big Brother Awards took place in the Czech Republic

For the twentieth time, the Czech organization and EDRi member IuRe (Iuridicum Remedium) awarded prizes to the greatest snoopers.

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August 30, 2006

German Minister of Justice wants limits to the anonymiser service

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The German anonymization program An.On, developed by the University of Dresden and the regional data protection authority of Schleswig Holstein (ULD), is enabling its users to surf anonymously via a Java-webproxy. The program has been heavily criticized by the Minister of Justice of the German federal state […]

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February 25, 2009

ENDitorial: Privacy in the Czech Republic – nothing to celebrate

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Privatsphäre in der Tschechischen Republik – kein Grund zum Feiern … | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1312] For the third time the Council of Europe has proclaimed 28 January the European Data Protection Day. EDRi-member Iuridicum Remedium (IuRe) reminds that the safety of Czech citizens´ personal data is still seriously endangered. […]

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October 6, 2015 · Blogs

Finland: New surveillance law threatens fundamental rights

Finnish EDRi member Electronic Frontier Finland (Effi) is gravely concerned over a draft law on Internet surveillance. The bill that the country’s current government is in the process of preparing will grant the military and the Finnish Security Intelligence Service (Supo) the authority to conduct electronic mass surveillance for military and civilian intelligence purposes. On […]

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August 27, 2008

UK government goes on with its plan for data retention

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) UK government intends to oblige ISPs and telephone companies to keep Internet personal data traffic for at least 12 months and local, health authorities and lots of other public bodies are to be given access to details of everyone’s personal Internet information. On 15 August 2008, the […]

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February 24, 2010 · Blogs

French Court says an IP address is not enough for a user's identification

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französisches Gericht: IP-Adressen reichen für die Identifikation eines Users nicht aus| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1726] The Paris Appeal Court has recently ruled that an IP address does not allow the identification of an Internet user and therefore needs no prior authorization from CNIL (National Commission for Information Technologies and Civil Liberties) […]

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August 30, 2006

Germany sticks to its telecommunication data retention plans

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Although concerns have been expressed by the scientific services of the German Parliament’s lower chamber on the implementation of the EU directive on data retention, the Ministry of Justice continues with its work on a draft bill in this matter. Doubts have been expressed by the scientists […]

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