August 25, 2010

ENDitorial: Leaked draft of the new Czech Copyright Act

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Entwurf zum neuen CR-Urheberrechtsgesetz durchgesickert | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2131] A leaked draft of the new Czech Copyright Act was obtained by Pirate News at the beginning of August 2010, after the Ministry of Culture has initially declined the request of Czech Pirate Party to have access to the document […]

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April 12, 2006

Changes in the Slovenian Intelligence Agency Act

The proposed changes of Slovenian Intelligence Agency Act (ZSOVA) raised questions about its unconstitutionality. The government would like to exclude the current 6-month limitation for use of special operative methods, e.g. mail monitoring, recording of telephone conversations etc. The Government invoked cooperation with EU and NATO in the fight against terrorism as the reason for […]

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September 13, 2006

Hungary: Act on classified information reloaded

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) At the end of July 2006, the Office of the Hungarian Prime Minister released their legislative plans for the Autumn comprising the Act on classified information. Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (HCLU) have filed two requests inquiring about the details of the draft, but the PM’s Office refused […]

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April 1, 2020 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Surveillance by default: PATRIOT Act extended?

On 15 March, Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, and several other similar legal provisions, were due to expire and begin the process of reform and review to incorporate new legal protections of privacy. However, as a result of a coordinated effort by both chambers of the US Congress, the provisions may be extended for at least 77 days.

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January 17, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

Challenges ahead: European Media Freedom Act falls short in safeguarding journalists and EU fundamental values

The European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) culminated in a politically pressured final trilogue on 15 December 2023. Unfortunately, the agreed-upon text lacks crucial safeguards against surveillance of journalists, which dangerously promote the use of spyware in the EU. It alsoraises concerns about Article 17 and the “media exemption”, potentially undermining the Digital Services Act (DSA) provisions.

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April 12, 2021 · Blogs | Document pools | Highlights | Privacy and data protection | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Rights: Document Pool

Find in this doc pool all EDRi analyses and documents related to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and fundamental rights

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April 25, 2007

ENDitorial: The Transparent Drug Addict – Choosing Therapy Over Privacy?

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 1 March 2007 the Austrian Department of Health enacted its highly controversial revision of the Narcotic Substances Act, thus provoking an immediate outcry from both the medical and pharmaceutical associations and privacy experts. The draft has also been heavily criticised in the run-up to its execution […]

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November 5, 2003

New telecommunication law in Germany

On 15 October the German Federal Government adopted a draft new telecommunication act. The draft aims, inter alia, at implementing the European Directive on privacy and electronic communications (2002/58/EC), but will not introduce the spam-ban described in Article 13 of the Directive. In Germany spam will be banned through an update of the Act against […]

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May 19, 2004

New telecommunications act in Germany

On Wednesday 5 May, the Mediation Committee, a common organ of the two German legislative bodies, adopted a compromise regarding the new German Telecommunications Act. It brought back a number of privacy restrictions that were already contained in the Government’s draft act (See EDRI-gram nr. 21), but had been rejected by the Deutsche Bundestag, the […]

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September 13, 2006

Online services under investigation for breaching UK Data Protection Act

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) E-Bay auction site is investigated by UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), as Privacy International has considered the site has infringed the Data Protection Act. The Data Protection Act obliges companies to allow people to delete their personal information. Privacy International claims that although not impossible, deleting accounts […]

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November 21, 2007

Data Protection Act infringed by UK Foreign Office

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Following an investigation into the online visa application system for UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled on 13 November 2007 that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) was in breach of the Data Protection Act, having failed to properly protect visa applications made over the Internet […]

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February 11, 2021 · Blogs | Information democracy | Alternatives to dominant digital services | Data protection standards | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

The Digital Markets Act must do more to protect end users’ rights

As the European Commission sets out plans for a Digital Markets Act, EDRi calls for the protection of users’ human rights to be at the centre of plans to regulate the role platform gatekeepers play in the future of Europe’s digital environment.

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