October 21, 2009

Finland: Introducing Internet broadband as a universal service

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Finnland: Breitbandinternet als ein Allgemeindienst eingeführt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1559] According to a decree issued by the Finish Ministry of Transport and Communications, starting with 1 July 2010, a 1 Mbit Internet connection will be defined as a requirement of the Universal Service. Thus, Finland becomes the first country in […]

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July 18, 2012

Banking blockade on Wikileaks broken by the Icelandic court

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Island: Gericht bringt Finanzblockade gegen WikiLeaks zu Fall | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.14_Island_Gericht_bringt_Finanzblockade_gegen_WikiLeaks_zu_Fall?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120718] An Icelandic court has made a step towards unblocking funds towards WikiLeaks by recently ruling that Valitor, the local agent for Visa, broke the contract when it stopped accepting donations for the website a year ago. The ban […]

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March 26, 2008

Information Commissioner warns against fingerprinting at new UK terminal

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Mr. Richard Thomas, UK Information Commissioner warned Heathrow airport operator BAA that the plans to fingerprint all passengers at the new Terminal 5 may breach the UK Data Protection Act. The 5.5 billion euro worth Terminal 5 was opened by the Queen on 16 March and is […]

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November 4, 2009

ISPs Meeting sparks debate over Dutch Data Retention obligations

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Treffen der ISPs heizt Debatte über niederländische Vorratsdatenspeicherung an | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1569] Dutch government agencies held a meeting on 14 October 2009 with internet service providers, looking for ways to clarify the data retention obligations under the country’s new Data Retention Act. After the meeting, ISPs still face uncertainty […]

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September 7, 2011

DigiNotar breach leads to grave security concerns

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [DigiNotar-Panne führt zu schwerwiegenden Sicherheitsbedenken | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_DigiNotar-Panne_fuehrt_zu_schwerwiegenden_Sicherheitsbedenken?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] A breach in the computer systems of Dutch certificate company Diginotar led to grave concerns regarding the security of internet users in Iran and Dutch government communications. On 2 September 2011, the Dutch government denounced their trust in certificates issued by […]

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October 6, 2010

YouTube won a case against copyright infringement accusations in Spain

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [YouTube in Spanien vom Vorwurf der Urheberrechtsverletzung freigesprochen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2249] Google has won a battle against Spanish broadcaster Telecinco which brought the company to court in June 2008 claiming that the company’s service YouTube was liable for the copyrighted material posted by its users. Spanish Commercial Court no.7 […]

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April 12, 2007

Monitoring employee's Internet breaches human rights, says ECHR

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Welsh Government, through Carmarthenshire College, was found in breach of human rights by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for having monitored one of the college employee’s e-mails, internet traffic and telephone calls. As the College is publicly funded, Lynette Copland sued the government for […]

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August 1, 2012

Google still holds data unlawfully obtained by StreetView

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Google noch immer in Besitz unrechtmäßig gesammelter Street-View-Daten | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.15_Google_noch_immer_in_Besitz_unrechtmaessig_gesammelter_Street-View-Daten?pk_campaign=twun&pk_kwd=20120801] Google admitted, in a letter addressed on 27 July 2012 to UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) as well as to the Irish Data Protection Commission office that it had not yet deleted all the data unlawfully obtained in […]

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November 18, 2009

Bank Data Transfer to US about to be stopped

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bankdatentransfer an die USA kurz vor dem Abbruch | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1588] The Swedish EU presidency and the United States government have finalized a draft agreement on bank data transfer for anti-terrorism purposes in mid-November. While the negotiations over the so-called “SWIFT agreement” were held exclusively behind closed doors, the […]

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April 9, 2008

UK: ISPs are not the Internet cops

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the UK music trade body, has asked British ISPs to disconnect the users that share music considering that this is just an education measure to their customers not to steal music. However, the UK ISPs are complaining about the fact that they […]

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November 18, 2009

Freedom of expression vs right to be forgotten?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung vs. das Recht vergessen zu werden? | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1589] A cease and desist letter sent by a Germany law firm to the English Wikipedia asked for a name to be removed from several articles. The law firm is representing a convicted murderer, released on […]

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October 20, 2010

UK Government will introduce an open data licence

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Britische Regierung will Open Data Lizenz einführen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2281] A perpetual, royalty-free licence called Open Government Licence (OGL) allowing the re-use of Governmental and public information will be introduced by the UK Government. “The Government grants a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual and non-exclusive licence under the conditions laid out […]

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