April 20, 2011

Italian court found Google responsible for search suggestions to users

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italienisches Gericht macht Google für Suchvorschläge haftbar | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Italienisches_Gericht_macht_Google_fuer_Suchvorschlaege_haftbar] On 31 March 2011, an Italian court of Milan ruled that Google was responsible for its Google Suggest, the “autocomplete” function that suggests words and characters to complete a partial search for its users. The case was brought to […]

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November 21, 2005

Panel on privacy and security

The US digital rights organisation EPIC organised a panel with a preview of their annual privacy and human rights report, with 7 panellists from all continents, from China to Argentina, and from Israel to the Arab Human Rights Watch. Speaker Alberto Escudero-Pascual from Sweden/Spain focussed on the RFID badges given to every participant. Some participants […]

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May 19, 2010

Google: We have collected information sent over the WiFi via StreetView

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Google: Wir haben über Street View Informationen von WLAN-Netzen gesammelt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1932] Google admitted that the previous information on the data they have gathered with their Street View service was wrong and this included “samples of payload data from open (i.e. non-password-protected) WiFi networks.” The information comes after […]

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May 4, 2011

The "Virtual Schengen Border" or "Great Firewall of Europe"

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die “Virtuelle Schengen Grenze” oder die “Große Firewall Europas” | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.9_Die_Virtuelle_Schengen_Grenze] During a meeting in February 2011 of the Council of the European Union’s Law Enforcement Work Party (LEWP), a forum for cooperation on issues such as counter terrorism, customs and fraud, a disturbing proposal was tabled to […]

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May 4, 2011

Facebook takes down activist groups' profiles

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Facebook löscht Profile von Aktivisten | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.9_Facebook_loescht_Profile_von_Aktivisten] Facebook has just deleted about 50 UK activist groups’ profiles and users’ accounts without any notification to the owners of the accounts. While the reasons are not very clear, a possible explanation being that the respective groups have technically breached their […]

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November 21, 2007

Lisbon Conference "On RFID – The next step to the Internet of Things"

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Last week the conference “On RFID”, organised by the Portuguese Presidency with support of the European Commission DG Information Society, took place in Lisbon. During the one and a half days of the conference a number of topics were discussed, that could be crucial for the future […]

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November 6, 2013 · Blogs

Europe V Facebook’s Irish Complaint Again On The Table

The Irish High Court has decided to review the lack of reaction of the Irish Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) in relation to the PRISM scandal. This decision is a result of DPC’s reaction to student group Europe v Facebook (EvF) which had filed a complaint against Facebook Ireland Ltd, considering that it violated data protection […]

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January 26, 2016 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Progress for encryption & rule of law

In times of crisis, it appears that critical, evidence-based policymaking goes out the window in favour of direct emotional reassurance. This became apparent after the 9/11, Madrid and Charlie Hebdo attacks, and once again after the Paris attacks of November 2015. Regrettably, it is as if political judgement is impaired after such events, with proposals […]

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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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June 17, 2009

The dawning of Internet censorship in Germany

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Internetzensur dräut über Deutschland | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1430] Germany is on the verge of censoring its Internet: The government – a grand coalition between the German social democrats and conservative party – seems united in its decision: On 18 June 2009, the German Parliament is to vote on the […]

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November 21, 2007

Attack on Russian opposition media claiming copyright infringement

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The local edition of Moscow-based independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta from Samara was closed down on 8 November 2007 by the Russian authorities and its editor Sergei Kurt-Adzhiyev was criminally indicted under the accusation of having violated copyright provisions of the Russian Penal Code, by using counterfeit software. […]

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April 10, 2013 · Blogs

French intelligence wants Wikipedia to delete online content

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französischer Geheimdienst verlangt Löschung eines Wikipedia-Artikels | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.7_Franzoesischer_Geheimdienst_verlangt_Loeschung_eines_Wikipedia-Artikels?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130410] The Wikimedia Foundation was asked on 4 March 2013, by French spy agency Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur (DCRI), to remove its article in French “Station hertzienne militaire de Pierre sur Haute” (the military station of Pierre sur Haute) considered […]

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