July 16, 2008

Copiepresse attacks EC for copyright infringement, but gets dismissed

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Belgium newspaper Association Copiepresse has initiated a legal complaint against the European Commission (EC) arguing that it infringes its copyright through the NewsBrief and NewsExplorer aggregation services. Copiepresse became famous for its copyright suit against Google and other search engines claiming copyright infringement over the aggregation […]

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December 14, 2011

Brief overview of the leaked EU Data Protection Regulation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Ein Überblick über die geleakte EU-Datenschutzverordnung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.24_Ein_Ueberblick_ueber_die_geleakte_EU-Datenschutzverordnung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111218] Last week, Europe was able to get a first glance at the “General Data Protection Regulation” thanks to a leak by Statewatch. It is due to be officially published on 25 January 2012 and will repeal the outdated Data Protection […]

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September 7, 2016 · Blogs

New documents reveal the truth behind the Hate Speech Code

EDRi obtained documents revealing different drafts of the Code of Conduct against Hate Speech and the correspondence exchanged between the European Commission and the four big companies that concluded the agreement on 31 May 2016: Facebook, Google, Twitter and Microsoft. These documents complement an interesting response sent by Commissioner Jourová to a letter from the […]

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February 11, 2009

House of Lords Constitution Committee report on surveillance and privacy

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The report Surveillance: Citizens and the State recently issued by the House of Lords Constitution Committee supports privacy and considers executive and legal limits must be imposed to surveillance and data collection. The report is a positive step in the promotion of individual freedom and liberty and […]

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February 9, 2011

Data retention law provisions declared unlawful in Cyprus

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Vorratsdatenspeicherung in Zypern für rechtswidrig erklärt | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.3_Zypriotische_Vorratsdatenspeicherung_rechtswidrig] The Cyprus Supreme Court decided on 1 February 2011 that some of the provisions of Law 183 (I) / 2007 on disclosure of telecommunications data are unlawful, as they breach the Cyprus Constitution and its jurisprudence, as revealed by the […]

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August 2, 2006

Digital Rights Ireland Challenge to Data Retention

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Irish Government filed a challenge to the data retention directive on 6 July 2006. The challenge had been announced some time before by the Minister for Justice but was filed just before the time limit for the action had expired. The case challenges the legal basis […]

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February 10, 2010

The Pirate Bay has been censored again in Italy

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italien: The Pirate Bay wieder zensuriert | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1703] Following the reversal by the Italian Court of Cassation of the appeal won on 24 September 2008 against the decision of the Italian court of August 2008 that ordered the seizure of The Pirate Bay (TPB) in Italy, TPB was […]

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February 26, 2020 · Blogs | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation | Profiling practices

Can we rely on machines making decisions for us on illegal content?

While automation is necessary for handling a vast amount of content shared by users, it makes mistakes that can be far-reaching for your rights and the well-being of society. Most of us like to discuss our ideas and opinions on silly and serious issues, share happy and sad moments, and play together on the internet. […]

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August 1, 2007

Data retention for one year for UK telecom companies

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The transposition into the UK law of most part of the EU Data Retention Directive (2006/24/EC) was approved on 24 July 2007 by the House of Lords and signed the next day by the Home Secretary. The approval followed after a period of public consultation proposed by […]

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August 27, 2008

Italian justice wants to "seize" a foreign website

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) In an investigation started by the Bergamo Prosecutors, an Order of the Justice for preliminary investigation of the Court of Bergamo was issued on 1 August 2008, asking for the “seizure” of the PirateBay website, hosted outside Italy, for displaying a collection of links to allegedly illegal […]

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February 25, 2009

European Commission disbanded data protection experts group

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische Kommission löst Expertengruppe für Datenschutz auf | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1307] Macedonian: [Европската комисија расформира група за заштита на | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1386/4/lang,mk/] The European Commission has decided to dismantle a group of experts that needed to review the European Data Protection Directive. The group was formed after a tendering process and […]

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February 24, 2010

Leaked ACTA text confirms suspicions

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Durchgesickerter ACTA-Text bestätigt Verdacht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1720] The text of the digital chapter of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement was published on 21 February 2010, following news articles from IDG News Service issued a few days before. The text of the draft digital chapter confirms that there are several problems […]

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