Results for node/ACTA

September 23, 2009

"Freedom not Fear" 2009 – Protests Against the Surveillance Mania

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [„Freiheit statt Angst“ 2009 – Proteste gegen den Überwachungswahn | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1521] On Saturday, 12 September 2009, civil liberties activists in many countries again took it to the streets under the motto “Freedom not Fear – Stop the Surveillance Mania”. It was the second time these activities took place […]

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September 23, 2009

Three strikes law version 2 – one step closer to adoption in France

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Annahme der zweiten Version des Drei Treffer-Gesetzes rückt in Frankreich einen Schritt näher | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1522] On 15 September 2009, the French deputies adopted the amended version of the three strikes law (also known as Hadopi 2) by only 55% votes. A day after, the mixed paritary commission […]

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September 23, 2009

MEPs ask for a new agreement on SWIFT bank data transfers to USA

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [MEPs fordern ein neues Abkommen über SWIFT-Bankdatentransfers an die USA | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1523] The European Parliament issued on 17 September 2009 a resolution reaffirming the need that for the Council and EU ministers to renegotiate the agreement to transfer bank data to the United States Treasury Department. MEPs have […]

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September 23, 2009

Ambitious study published by Swedish EU Presidency

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Schwedische Präsidentschaft gibt ehrgeizige Studie heraus | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1524] The Swedish Presidency of the EU has produced a study entitled “A Green Knowledge Society” that was made public in September 2009. The study aims to set the scene for the “tipping point in the transition to the knowledge economy” […]

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September 23, 2009

UK music industry shows divided opinions on cutting off p2p users

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Britische Musikindustrie ist bei der Verbindungstrennung für p2p-Users geteilter Meinung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1525] UK Secretary of State Lord Mandelson’s proposal to use technical measures to cut off connections of illegal file-sharers met different reactions within UK music industry. A coalition including the Featured Artists Coalition (FAC), the British Academy […]

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September 23, 2009

A human rights commissioner in the European Commission ?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Ein Menschenrechtskommissar für die Europäische Kommission? | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1527] On 16 September 2009 the European Parliament re-elected Jose Manuel Barroso for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission by a clear majority. During his campaign, Barroso presented his proposals for commissioner posts. At a meeting on […]

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September 23, 2009

EESC opinion on the impact of social networking sites on citizens

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EESC-Stellungnahme über den Einfluß von Social Networking-Seiten auf die Bürger | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1528] The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) debated in a meeting organized on 17 September 2009 a new approach in regulating social networing websites, with the appointment of an EU Ombudsman to be responsible for the […]

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September 23, 2009

Civil society coalition discuss global privacy standards

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Koalition der Zivilgesellschaft diskutiert globale Standards im Datenschutz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1530] The Public Voice, the largest worldwide civil society coalition where EDRi is a an active member, will discuss “Global Privacy Standards in a Global World” during its conference on 3 November 2009 in Madrid, Spain, to be held […]

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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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October 7, 2009

Reding: EU policy for information society for the next years

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Reding: EU-Strategie für die Informationsgeesllschaft in den nächsten Jahren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1536] The EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Viviane Reding, participated last week at a breakfast event organised by the European Digital Media Association (EdiMA) and had a speech that highlighted the main EU key policy areas […]

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October 7, 2009

Turkey blocks thousands of foreign websites

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Türkei sperrt tausende ausländische Webseiten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1537] Following the entering into force in November 2007 of the Turkish Law No. 5651 entitled Regulation of Publications on the Internet and Suppression of Crimes Committed by means of Such Publication, a large number of websites have been blocked in […]

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October 7, 2009

Deja-vu: France's three-strikes law referred to Constitutional Council

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deja-vu: Frankreichs 3 Treffer-Gesetz an den Verfassungsrat weitergeleitet | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1538] As expected, on 28 September 2009 the socialist group of the French National Assembly submitted their referral to the Constitutional Council against the second version of the three strikes law (so-called Hadopi 2) passed in September through both […]

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