February 27, 2019 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality

ApTI submits complaint on Romanian GDPR implementation

In November 2018, the RISE Project case showed that the Romanian Data Protection Authority (ANSPDCP or Romanian DPA) was unprepared to respond to cases that involve both the right to freedom of expression and the right to privacy. RISE Project’s investigative journalism story #TeleormanLeaks was an important signal that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) […]

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October 11, 2006

The European Parliament ready to vote on EPLA

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA) will be the subject of a motion for a resolution in the European Parliament, after a compromise was made and filed by the three big groups of MEPs (EPP-ED, PES and ALDE). The three groups drafted a motion that ” urges […]

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October 5, 2005

Report on WIPO general assemblies

Apart from important budget/audit matters, there were three substantive issues discussed at the 2005 WIPO General Assemblies. The last few days were spent in closed “informal” sessions to hammer out agreements. All agreements were formally adopted by WIPO member states on 5 October 2005. With the report EDRI was also adopted as accredited observer to […]

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March 23, 2011

French DPA fines Google for its Street View case with 100k Euro

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französische Datenschutzbehörde straft Google Street View ab | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Frankreich_Geldstrafe_f%C3%BCr_Google_Street_View] CNIL (the French DPA – Data Protection Authority) has recently performed a series of inspections related to the conformity with the French legislation of Google’s gathering data from Wi-Fi networks for its Google Maps, Street View and Latitude services […]

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February 15, 2012

European Commission discusses tactical, partial retreat on ACTA

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische Kommission erwägt taktischen Teilrückzug aus ACTA | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.3_Europaeische_Kommission_erwaegt_taktischen_Teilrueckzug_aus_ACTA?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120221] At the meeting of the heads of cabinet of the European Commission on Monday of this week, Commissioner De Gucht’s representative announced that a referral of ACTA to the Court of Justice of the European Union is currently being […]

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November 16, 2016 · Blogs

New EU network to combat the “challenges stemming from encryption”

The European Union intends to simplify investigative authorities’ access to encrypted content. This emerged from the replies to a questionnaire that was circulated to all Member States by the Slovak Presidency of the EU Council. After a “reflection process”, efforts in this area are, according to the summary of the replies, intended to give rise […]

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March 23, 2011

Belgian political parties suspend plans for IPR enforcement measures

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Belgien gibt Pläne zur Durchsetzung geistiger Eigentumsrechte auf | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Belgien_gibt_Plaene_zur_Durchsetzung_geistiger_Eigentumsrechte_auf] Following a reported flood of calls and e-mails to the parliamentarians involved, a campaign by the digital rights group Belgian Net Users’ Rights Protection Association (NURPA) and a series of meetings between the Belgian political parties and ISPA […]

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October 10, 2007

WIPO General Assembly adopted the PCDA proposals

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) member states adopted during the General Assembly on 28 September 2007 the recommendations made in June 2007 by the Provisional Committee on Proposals for a WIPO Development Agenda (PCDA). The recommendations include 45 proposals that cover six activity clusters: Technical Assistance […]

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October 10, 2007

The days of the Austrian DPA are numbered

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The lack of adequate independence of the Austrian Data Protection Authority (Datenschutzkommission) is an issue the European Commission deals with since a complaint was filed by the data protection association Arge Daten back in October 2003. In July 2005 the Commission started infringement procedures against Austria for […]

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April 22, 2009

Dutch Government on data retention

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Niederländische Regierung und die Vorratsdatenspeicherung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1377] The answers of the Dutch Government to the additional set of questions sent by the Dutch Senate about the implementation of the Data Retention Directive reveal some interesting opinions. At the end of 2008 the Dutch Senate held a hearing […]

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October 10, 2007

ENDitorial: Montreal Privacy Week: Terra Incognita or Deja Vu?

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) More than 600 persons from 50 countries gathered in Montreal to participate to the 29th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, on 25-28 September 2007, making this year venue attended by a record number of interested parties. The theme of the conference, ‘Privacy Horizons: Terra […]

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November 5, 2008 · Blogs

New members EDRi

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) At the EDRi General Assembly of 25 October 2008 in Wien, Austria, EDRi welcomed 3 new members. Electronic Frontier Norway (EFN) is a Norwegian civil liberties and digital rights organization working to protect and promote freedom of expression, privacy, the use of open standards and media file […]

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