January 15, 2014 · Blogs

Google was fined by French and Spanish Data Protection Authorities

On 19 December 2013, Google was fined by the AEPD – Spanish Data Protection Authority (DPA) with 900 000 Euro for breaching the Spanish data protection provisions. Later on, on 3 January 2014, Google was given the maximum 150 000 Euro fine by CNIL (the French Data Protection Authority) ‘s Sanctions Committee for non-compliance with […]

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June 29, 2011

CSISAC decision not to endorse draft OECD Internet Communiqué

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [CSISAC lehnt Internet-Kommuniqué der OECD ab | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.13_CSISAC_lehnt_Internet_Kommunique_der_OECD_ab?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110708] As a founding member and Steering Committee member of CSISAC (The Civil Society Information Society Advisory Council to the OECD), European Digital Rights (EDRi) strongly supports CSISAC’s decision not to endorse the draft Communiqué currently under discussion by the OECD. […]

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October 6, 2010 · Blogs

New EC Expert Group on the Internet of Things

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue EC Expert Group zum Internet der Dinge | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2247] On 22 and 23 September 2010 the kick-off meeting of a new European Commission (EC) High Level Expert Group on the Internet of Things was held in Brussels. The group is made up of about 50 members representing […]

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February 11, 2004

EU Commission heads for global travel surveillance system

The UK civil liberties group Privacy International, in co-operation with European Digital Rights, the Foundation for Information Policy Research and Statewatch, has published an analysis of the EU-US negotiations on the transfer on passenger information (PNR). The report titled ‘Transferring Privacy’ describes how the European Commission leaves European privacy rights at the mercy of the […]

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February 24, 2010

EP: Draft reports on IPR enforcement published

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament: Vorläufige Berichte zur Durchsetzung des geistigen Eigentumsrechts veröffentlicht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1725] The European Parliament (EP) is working on a position in regards with the European Commission’s Green Paper on enhancing the enforcement of intellectual property rights on the internal market. Three EP committees are involved in this […]

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April 25, 2012

EU Parliament agrees to EU-US PNR Agreement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament stimmt PNR-Abkommen mit den USA zu | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.8_Europaeisches_Parlament_stimmt_PNR-Abkommen_mit_den_USA_zu?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120507] On 19 April 2012, MEPs decided on the controversial EU-US Agreement on the use and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data to the US Department of Homeland Security. A motion for a resolution asking for an opinion […]

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November 18, 2009

Spain will not apply a three strikes law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanien wird kein Drei-Treffer-Gesetz anwenden | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1586] As a ray of sunshine in a European environment favouring the disconnection of Internet users downloading allegdly copyrighted material, Spain (that will hold the EU Presidency from 1 January 2010) and Germany have decided not to join France and UK in […]

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July 16, 2008

Privacy complaints related to Google's Street View

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Privacy International has complained to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) against Google’s Street View cars, which grab real photographs of streets and people, that get loaded into Google Maps. Street View distinctive cars have been recently spotted on London. The system allows Google’s users to view 360 […]

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July 30, 2014 · Blogs

Russia and Austria take action against use of Tor

Russian government is offering 3,9 million roubles (approximately 85 000 Euro) for a way to identify users transmitting data over the anonymous web browsing system Tor. The special technology and communications group of the interior ministry published the tender on the government procurement website in July, offering the reward for “research work, Tor cipher”. The […]

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October 21, 2015 · Blogs

Turkey: New attempts to limit online access and freedom of speech

The Turkish government has been heavily critised for implementing censorship on the Internet and other media. Currently, over 100 000 websites are officially blocked in the country. Additionally, popular websites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube have been frequently blocked with or without a court order. Other than officially blocking websites, Turkish Internet Service Providers […]

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April 21, 2010

Internet Blocking plans in Ireland

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Irland plant Internetsperren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1866] In January 2010, EDRi-member Digital Rights Ireland filed a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request with the Department of Justice asking for all documents dealing with internet blocking by ISPs. The response came back in March, refusing access to almost every internal document! Sometimes, […]

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December 17, 2008

ECHR decided against the UK DNA Database

(Article corrected on 18 December 2008 on DNA database figures and the Counter Terrorism Act 2008) (Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 4 December 2008, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) gave its judgement in the Marper case related to the controversial National DNA Database used by the UK Police for […]

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