January 30, 2008

ECJ decision on handing traffic information in civil cases

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided on 29 January 2008 in the case of Productores de Música de España Promusicae vs. Telefónica de España considering that the European law “does not require member states to lay down an obligation to disclose personal data in the […]

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March 23, 2016 · Blogs

Data protection bill in Turkish Parliament

Turkey does not have a data protection law, but since 2003 there have been numerous attempts to enact legislation in this area. The drafts of such bills have been criticised for not being in accordance with the contemporary approach to data protection. For example, the 2013 draft envisaged the establishment of a seven-member Data Protection […]

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September 9, 2009

Google News investigated for alleged discrimination in Italy

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Ermittlungen gegen Google News in Italien wegen angeblicher Diskriminierung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1512] The Italian Competition Authority opened an investigation on 27 August 2009 in relation to Google News after the Italian Editors Association (FIEG) claimed Google was discriminating those publishers choosing not to appear on the Italian version of […]

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February 27, 2008

Extension of the copyright term for performers proposed to the EC

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 14 February 2008, EU Internal Market Commissioner Charlie McCreevy announced his intention to propose to the European Commission (EC), in the next several months, an extension of the copyright term for performers from 50 to 95 years. This proposal should be ready for adoption by the […]

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June 20, 2012

Spanish Supreme Court says Google is not breaching copyright

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanien: Google verstößt nicht gegen Urheberrecht | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.12_Spanien_Google_verstoesst_nicht_gegen_Urheberrecht?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120620] The Spanish Supreme Court ruled on 3 April 2012 that Google was not in breach of copyright with its browser and cache services. The ruling was given in a case filed in 2006 by the owner of a web page […]

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October 7, 2009

Controversial draft Framework Decision on Child Sexual Exploitation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Umstrittener Entwurf zum Rahmenbeschluss gegen die sexuelle Ausbeutung von Kindern | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1535] The Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament held its first exchange of views on the controversial Proposal for a Framework Decision on combatting the sexual abuse, sexual exploitation of children and child pornography. The draft […]

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April 1, 2015 · Blogs

French filesharers to be banned from flying?

A proposed European Directive threatens the ability of French filesharers to use airlines. The problem is a new attempt to adopt a Directive on the collection and storage of “passenger name record” (PNR) data. The European Commission’s plan is for air travellers’ data to be used for profiling individuals, to guess if they are involved […]

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November 6, 2019 · Blogs | Open internet and inclusive technology | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Inclusive technologies | Profiling practices

Why tech is not “just a tool”

Throughout October 2019, digital rights-watchers welcomed new reports warning about the human rights crises of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies. From Philip Alston’s caution that the UK risks “stumbling zombie-like into a digital welfare dystopia” to David Kaye’s critique of internet companies’ and States’ failure to respect human rights online, civil society is […]

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April 8, 2015 · Blogs

Data protection and privacy must be excluded from TTIP

Data protection is a contentious issue in the discussions about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and other trade or investment agreements, such as the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA). Now that the European Parliament is preparing to issue a non-legislative resolution on TTIP, various parliamentary committees are giving their input to the committee […]

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March 29, 2006

Slovenia : Draft Police Act endangers privacy

The draft of new Police Act has raised a lot of criticism in the last days from privacy activists and legal experts on its broad encroachment upon citizens’ right to privacy, granted by the Slovenian Constitution. Through the suggested act, the Slovenian government grants more power to the police, using terrorism, the Schengen treaty and […]

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March 28, 2007

Belarus blocks again Internet websites

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 25 March 2006, several Belarusian web-sites: ucpb.org, svaboda.org, charter97.org, belhelcom.org, belaruspartisan.org, gazetaby.com and livejournal.com providing independent news and information were unavailable from 9.00 till 16.00 within the country borders. Belarusian authorities have the technical and legal possibility to restrict access because of Beltelecom monopoly. According to […]

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May 6, 2015 · Blogs

Emotion tracking company gets funding from the European Commission

Realeyes is a London based start-up company that tracks people’s facial reactions through webcams and smartphones in order to analyse their emotions. The analysed data is used to help companies maximise the impact of their advertising and market research campaigns. The technology allows the companies to know how consumers feel when they view the video […]

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