Results for node/ACTA

June 1, 2011

G8 and e-G8 Summit on Internet freedom

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [G8- und eG8-Gipfel zur Internetfreiheit | http://bit.ly/lzyYbk] The results of the 37th edition of the G8 Forum that took place in Deauville, France on 26-27 May 2011 and of the e-G8 meeting on Internet issues organised by the French Presidency immediately before, are sending a mixed message, on […]

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June 1, 2011

Internet FoE: How should Europe battle online censorship?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Redefreiheit: Wie die EU Onlinezensur bekämpfen soll | http://bit.ly/m59pVW] On 23 May 2011, there was an event in the International Press Centre in Brussels, hosted by ECIPE. Participants in the event were Erika Mann (Executive Vice President, CCIA; Board Member, ICANN), William Echikson (Head of Free Expression, EMEA, […]

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September 9, 2009

A new SWIFT agreement under negotiation between EU and USA

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Verhandlungen über ein neues SWIFT-Abkommen zwischen EU und USA | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1511] On 1 September 2009, the Civil Liberties Committee of the European Parliament (LIBE) held a hearing on the renewal of the agreement which is now under negotiations between the EU and the USA on data transfers via […]

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December 2, 2009

Spanish court revokes its decision to shut down P2P-related sites

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanisches Gericht widerruft seine Entscheidung P2P-verwandte Webseiten zu schließen| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1614] A preliminary shut down decision against two P2P file-sharing link sites has been recently overturned by a Spanish court which also fined the anti-piracy group involved in the case. Two eD2K file-sharing link sites known as Elitelmula and […]

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December 15, 2010

ENDitorial: WIPO SCCR 21 session

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: WIPO SCCR 21 Meeting | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2445] The present text is a report from the Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights 21st meeting in Geneva, Switzerland (SCCR 21). In this report, the debate on the Broadcasting Organizations’ protection (except for the NGO statements) is not included due […]

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March 11, 2009

At Large Structures in ICANN get together for the first time

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Erstes Treffen der At-Large Structures ICANN | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1330] For the first time in ICANN history, at the 34th International ICANN meeting in Mexico City the representatives of 88 At-Large Structures (ALS) from five Regional At-Large Organizations representing ICANN’s global At-Large community came together to discuss the main ICANN […]

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December 13, 2017 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

What happens to our data on rental cars?

On 6 December 2017, EDRi member Privacy International published research about data on connected cars. The report “Connected Cars: What Happens To Our Data On Rental Cars?” presents concerns about the way connected transportation facilitates the generation and collection of information about drivers in ways that most people are not able to understand, question, or […]

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September 13, 2006

TOR servers seized in Germany

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The public prosecutor’s office of Konstanz, Germany raided, during the last weekend some computing centres and seized several servers that were running copies of TOR, a well known software used for the anonymisation of the Internet usage. The action was related to a child pornography case, and, […]

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May 19, 2010

Industry proposed RFID Privacy Impact Assessment Framework

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Industrie schlägt einen Rahmen zur Bewertung der Auswirkungen von RFID auf die Privatsphäre vor | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1930] Following the RFID recommendation issued by the European Commission on 12.05.2009, an informal working group on the implementation on the recommendation was set up, especially focusing on the task of creating a […]

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January 27, 2016 · Blogs

Academics under attack in Turkey

1128 academics from Turkish universities signed an open letter urging the government to stop using curfews to facilitate the violence ongoing for weeks in Kurdish towns. The number of local signatories increased to 2212 by 20 January 2016, including 30 Nobel Prize winners. Moreover, the letter heading “We Will Not Be A Party To This […]

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February 16, 2023 · Blogs | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection

EDRi 2.0: The European Digital Rights network turns 20

This year, EDRi turns 20, marking two decades of building a movement of NGOs, experts, advocates, technologists, academics and impacted communities. Together, we have been defending and advancing digital rights across Europe. Read about our 20-year impact below and join us in celebrating our anniversary.

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March 10, 2021 · Blogs | Campaigns | EDRi-gram | Information democracy | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics | Surveillance and data retention

#ReclaimYourFace and help prevent the end of privacy as we know it!

Facial recognition and other biometric surveillance threatens the core of our right to privacy and data protection by surveilling and judging us. This is why across Europe, we’re calling to ban biometric mass surveillance practices. We’re counting on EU citizens to sign our ECI petition, and on everyone to spread the word and make sure that European governments cannot ignore our demand.

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