June 21, 2006

The European Commission dribbles the Parliament again in the PNR deal

The European Commission is moving ahead in its efforts to comply with the annulment by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) of the agreement between the European Community and the US Government on the transfer of passenger name records (PNR). The Commission adopted on 19 June 2006 two initiatives in order to comply with the […]

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July 15, 2016 · Blogs

Copyfail #8: Geo-blocking: Blocking access to cultural content online depending on your physical location

This article is the eighth in the series presenting Copyfails. The EU is reforming its copyright rules. We want to introduce you to the main failures of the current copyright system, with suggestions on how to fix them. You can find all the Copyfails here. How has it failed? If I can watch a football […]

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September 9, 2015 · Blogs

Three French NGOs challenge French international surveillance

On 3 September 2015, the non-profit Internet Service Providers (ISPs) French Data Network (FDN) and the FDN Federation (FFDN) as well as a digital rights advocacy group La Quadrature du Net announced the introduction of two legal challenges before the French Council of State against the Internet surveillance activities of French foreign intelligence services, Directorate-General […]

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July 5, 2006

Recommanded Reading

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Michelle Child – Notes of Barcelona Conference “The Proposed WIPO Treaty on the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations: From the Rome Convention to Podcasting” – 21 June 2006 http://downontheriver.blogspot.com/2006/06/notes-of-wipo-barcelona-seminar.html Report on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2005 http://www.statewatch.org/news/2006/jun/EU-funrights-report05.pdf European Commission opened an online public […]

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September 13, 2006

EU Green paper on surveillance technology

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Commission (EC) has adopted a green paper on surveillance technology used by the civil society in the fight against terrorism, that will be open for public consultation until the end of this year. The green paper, resulted from a public conference (Public-Private Security Dialogue: Detection […]

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January 29, 2003 · Blogs

New patent law on software threatens innovation

Current European patent law does not allow for patents on software, much to the dismay of large IT-companies like IBM, Intel and Cisco. In February 2002, The European Commission published a draft patent law directive that will be dealt with in a co-decision procedure with the European Parliament. The proposed text clearly reflects the strong […]

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October 20, 2005

Ombudsman demands transparency from EU Councils

The European Ombudsman (Mr Diamandouros) has come out in support of those calling for EU ministers to legislate in a more transparent manner. His report follows a call from a group of influential British MEPs on the UK to push for more openness, according to an article in EU Observer. “They pointed out that the […]

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December 6, 2006

EDPS warns against EU endangering data protection principles

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), Peter Hustinx, has issued a second opinion, following the one issued on 19 December 2005 on the Proposal of the Commission for a Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial co-operation […]

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February 11, 2015 · Blogs

ISDS – one month after the results of the public consultation

National sovereignty of the EU Member States and the rule of law would be endangered if Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) was part of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Respondents to the public consultation conducted by the European Commission (EC) between March and July 2014 made it clear that they oppose ISDS, but the […]

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June 30, 2010

Article 29 WP issues opinion on cookies in the new ePrivacy Directive

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Artikel 29 Datenschutzgruppe zu Cookies in der neuen ePrivacy-Richtlinie | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2035] The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (WP) representing the European data protection authorities published on 24 June an opinion clarifying the application of the data protection rules in online behavioural advertising, with a focus on the […]

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May 23, 2012

Electronic identities all over the EU?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Elektronische Identitäten für alle EU-Bürger? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.10_Elektronische_Identitaeten_fuer_alle_EU-Buerger?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120523] The European Commission (EC) plans to have harmonised e-signatures, e-identities and electronic authentication services (eIAS) across EU member states. On 2 May 2012, the EC published a strategy document for the setting up of children online protection systems, which also mentions […]

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April 12, 2007

EC suggests new compromise on an EU patent system

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A new communication was published on 3 April 2007 by the European Commission (EC) on enhancing the patent system in Europe, suggesting new ways of creating a Community patent. The communication supports a compromise between the European Patent Litigation Agreement supported by the European Patent Office and […]

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