March 14, 2012

CEO Coalition to make the Internet a better place for kids

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bündnis für ein kindersicheres Internet | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.5_Buendnis_fuer_ein_kindersicheres_Internet] Following an invitation by Commissioner Kroes in the summer of 2011, and founded on 1 December 2011, the CEO “Coalition to make the Internet a better place for kids” covers the whole industry value-chain. Its 30 members include Apple, BSkyB, BT, […]

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March 14, 2012

ACTA debates in Europe

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europa diskutiert ACTA | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.5_Europa_diskutiert_ACTA] Several debates on ACTA are going around in several European countries these days. We would present in this article two events where EDRi participated in the past week in Brussles and Helsinki. A Policy Forum on ACTA was organized in Brussels on 6 […]

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February 16, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality

Declaration of Digital Principles: Towards a digital pillar of the EU?

On 26 January the European Commission proposed a Declaration on European Digital Rights and Principles. The Declaration will take the form of a joint solemn declaration to be signed by the European Parliament, the Council, and the Commission.

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March 14, 2012

ENDitorial: About copyright reform

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Zur Urheberrechtsreform | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.5_ENDitorial_Zur_Urheberrechtsreform] EDRi presentation to ALDE Group Meeting on 7 March 2012 In this short presentation, I will briefly address two points. Firstly, the need to soberly assess the very difficult position we currently find ourselves in and, secondly, the dangers of failing to learn […]

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January 21, 2016 · Blogs

2016: Important consultations for digital rights

Last update: 2 November 2016. Like every year, EDRi aims at engaging civil society, our readers and supporters to respond to public consultations launched by EU institutions and bodies, as well as international organisations. Public consultations are unique opportunities to influence policy-making at an early stage. In this blogpost, you can find all the public […]

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January 27, 2016 · Blogs

Member in the Spotlight: Bits of Freedom

Bits of Freedom is the leading Dutch civil rights organisation, focusing on privacy and communications freedom in the digital age. They strive to influence legislative and non-legislative measures, in order to increase freedom and privacy on the Internet.

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January 25, 2017 · Blogs

New Danish law can lead to substantial internet censorship

On 12 January 2017, the Danish Ministry of Justice presented a draft law on website blocking for public consultation. This step had been expected for a couple of months as part of the government’s action plan on countering online extremism and radicalisation. Denmark has a complete opt-out from the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) area […]

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December 17, 2014 · Blogs

European Digital Rights needs your support!

Dear friends and followers, dear EDRi-gram readers, Your digital rights are what drives our work and our enthusiasm. You are why we do what we do. The decisions made in Brussels in the coming months and years – on data protection, data retention, privatised law enforcement, net neutrality, encryption, trade deals – will shape our […]

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December 17, 2014 · Blogs

TTIP & Co.: Threats to digital rights?

Secrecy in trade negotiations and the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) have been the two most discussed topics of the year, especially in relation to the negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). It was not by chance that the European Commission received 149,399 responses to the ISDS public consultation. Neither was it a […]

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January 13, 2015 · Blogs

EDRi’s red lines on TTIP

Even before the start of the negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), EDRi started a public awareness campaign to alert of the possible dangers of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). Now that the outcome of the European Commission’s (questionable) public consultation on the Investor-to-state dispute settlement (ISDS) is about to […]

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January 26, 2016 · Blogs

Italian Constitutional Court avoids decision on blocking

On 3 December 2015, the Italian Constitutional Court was asked to decide on the constitutionality of a law giving the authority to the Italian Communication Authority (AGCOM) to regulate on Copyright enforcement measures (the national law transposing the e-commerce Directive). Previously, on 26 September 2014, an Italian regional administrative tribunal (TAR Lazio) referred the question […]

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March 19, 2018 · Campaigns | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

#CensorshipMachine – How will the decision be taken?

The European Union (EU) is currently reforming its copyright legislation. In September 2016, the European Commission proposed its controversial draft for the new Copyright Directive that includes de facto mandatory upload filters (Article 13). This is how the process to approve this “censorship machine” will advance, from the Commission’s proposal until the adoption of the […]

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