Results for node/ACTA

September 22, 2010

Commissioner Malmström sets out her agenda to the European Parliament

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kommissarin Malmström stellt ihre Agenda vor | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2201] In a Committee meeting last week and in the Parliament’s plenary session this week, Commissioner Malmström has set out her vision on various upcoming issues in her portfolio. In the Committee, Malmström drew attention to the Communications on information sharing […]

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September 22, 2010

Swiss court rules that IP address collecting software is illegal

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Schweizer Gericht erklärt die Sammlung von IP Adressen für unzulässig | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2202] The Swiss Federal Court overturned on 8 September 2010 a previous court decision and ruled that the software identifying IP addresses of alleged unauthorised music uploaders was infringing the data protection law. Switzerland-based anti-piracy company Logistep […]

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September 22, 2010

Google's Street View will not resume its activities in the Czech Republic

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Keine Wiederaufnahme von Google Street View in Tschechien | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2203] For the second time, the Czech data protection authority (UOOU) rejected Google’s application to resume its data collection through its Street View system. The Czech data agency had already rejected a similar request from Google in December 2009. […]

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September 22, 2010

FSFE insists on promoting free PDF readers

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [FSFE fordert weiterhin die Verbreitung freier PDF Reader | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2204] The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) calls on all Europeans to seek out advertisements for proprietary PDF readers on their government’s websites, and report them. In addition, FSFE has prepared a petition demanding an end to such advertising […]

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September 22, 2010

ENDitorial: Internet blocking in ten weeks and counting

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Internet-Sperren in zehn Wochen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2205] Within the next ten weeks, the European Parliament will finish its crucial first reading of the Directive which, if the European Commission has its way, will impose an EU-wide blocking infrastructure – undermining child protection, fundamental rights and the EU’s voice […]

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October 6, 2010 · Blogs

EDRi's answer to net neutrality consultation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRis Beitrag zur Konsultation über Netzneutralität | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2242] Who gets to decide what you do on the internet: you or your internet service provider? Until recently, the answer was simple: you decide which services and websites you want to visit. This is changing rapidly, however. Most internet providers […]

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October 6, 2010 · Blogs

Hearing on Internet Blocking in the European Parliament

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Hearing zu Netzsperren im Europäischen Parlament | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2243] The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee held a hearing on the Child Exploitation Directive on 28 and 29 September, chaired by the Parliament’s Rapporteur, Roberta Angelilli (EPP, Italy). The event was opened by the MEP responsible for the dossier, Ms […]

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October 6, 2010

First warning letters sent by French ISPs under the three strikes system

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französiche ISPs versenden erste Verwarnungen gemäß Three-Strikes-Regime | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2244] On 1 October 2010, Bouygues Telecom and Numéricable were the first French ISPs to send warning emails to suspected illegal file-sharers, on behalf of Hadopi authority. According the media reports several hunderds warning emails have been send in these […]

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October 6, 2010

Italy: Online editors are not liable as the printed press

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italien: Online-Herausgeber unterliegen nicht den gleichen Haftungsbestimmungen wie Printmedien | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2245] The Italian Court of Cassation ruled in a decision taken on16 July 2010 and published on 1 October 2010 that online editors are not directly liable for the content published on their websites. In this case, it […]

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October 6, 2010

EU concerns for US plans to increase the amount of bank transfer data

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU-Bedenken über US-Pläne zur Ausweitung des Zugriffs auf Bankdaten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2246] The EU Commission and MEPs have requested clarifications from US Administration regarding the plans to extend existing anti-terrorism programs targeting bank transfers which would make the EU-US so-called Swift agreement invalid. The Washington Post announced on 27 […]

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October 6, 2010 · Blogs

New EC Expert Group on the Internet of Things

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue EC Expert Group zum Internet der Dinge | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2247] On 22 and 23 September 2010 the kick-off meeting of a new European Commission (EC) High Level Expert Group on the Internet of Things was held in Brussels. The group is made up of about 50 members representing […]

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October 6, 2010

Private data exposed on UK Law firm website

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Webseite einer britischen Anwaltskanzlei enthüllt private Daten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2248] On 24 September 2010, the website of the UK Law Firm ACS:Law suffered a massive breach of security apparently under a Denial of Service attack initiated by a group entitled Anonymous within the Operation Payback, which led to the […]

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