Results for node/net neutrality

April 21, 2010

Asociación de Internautas goes to EC against court decision

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Asociación de Internautas wendet sich wegen Gerichtsurteil an Europäische Kommission | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1873] Asociación de Internautas (the Spanish Association of Internet Users – AI) has recently denounced to the European Commission (EC) the Spanish Supreme Court decision in the case introduced by SGAE (the General Society of Authors and […]

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October 24, 2007

Website with P2P download links found legal by Spanish court

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The case against Sharemula.com, a website publishing P2P download links through which users can acquire movies, music and software, has been recently dismissed by a Spanish magistrate. The case was opened in October 2006, when the Brigade of Technological Investigations retained 15 people responsible with Sharemula.com, asking […]

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May 6, 2009

UK: Google's Street View does not breach the Data Protection Act

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [GB: Googles Street View verstößt nicht gegen das Datenschutzgesetz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1391] In response to a complaint filed by Privacy International, the UK Data Protection Authority, Information Commissioner’s Office, found Google’s Street View service clear of any breach of the Data Protection Act, as revealed in a public statement […]

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April 21, 2010

ENDitorial: The Italian decision on the Google's executives published

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Italienisches Urteil hinsichtlich Googles Führungskräfte veröffentlicht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1874] Finally, the Court of Milan made public the opinion that backed the indictment of a couple of Google’s executives charged of Italian Data Protection Act infringement for not removing a violent video from the company’s video sharing platform, video.google.com. […]

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May 5, 2010

Commissioner Malmström launches censorship arms race

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kommissarin Malmström führt Zensur-Wettrüsten ein | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1901] Commissioner Malmström has been explaining to the European Parliament and to the press that her Internet blocking proposals are “only” about child abuse websites and “only” the kind of blocking that is in place in countries such as Sweden. At the […]

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May 5, 2010 · Blogs

EuroDIG 2010: where are we going ?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EuroDIG 2010: Wie geht es weiter? | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1902] Between the 29-30 April 2010, Madrid was the host of the third European Dialogue of Internet Governance (EuroDIG), an open platform for informal and inclusive discussion and exchange on public policy issues related to Internet Governance between stakeholders from all […]

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May 20, 2009

EP limits data breach notification

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament schränkt Meldungen von Datenverstößen ein | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1399] The modification of the Privacy and Electronic Communication directive voted by the European Parliament (EP) on 6 May 2009, as part of second reading of the telecom package, limits the data breach notification only to the electronic communications service […]

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May 5, 2010

EDRi and partners launch Copyright for Creativity declaration

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi und Partner veröffentlichen „Copyright for Creativity“-Deklaration | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1903] EDRi, as part of a broad based coalition of European groups, representing consumers, creators, libraries, civil society and technology companies today released Copyright for Creativity, a declaration calling for a European copyright law truly adapted to the Internet age. […]

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May 20, 2009

EU supports RFID with proper protection of consumers' privacy

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU unterstützt RFID mit ausreichendem Schutz für die Privatsphäre der Konsumenten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1400] The European Commission issued on 12 May 2009 a recommendation on the use of RFID (radio-frequency identification) after a fifteen-month period of consultations with supplying and using industries, standardisation bodies, consumers’ organisations, civil society groups […]

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May 20, 2009

Goggle's Street View contested in Europe

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europa: Widerstand gegen Googles Street View | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1401] Macedonian: [Гугл Стрит Вју оспорен во Европа | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/mk/vesti/edri/1501-gugl-strit-vju-osporen-vo-evropa] Google continues to face problems with its Street View service. The Greek data protection agency has banned Street View until it receives “additional information” from Google. The agency wishes to know […]

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May 5, 2010

UK and Germany question the data collected by Google Street View

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutschland und Großbritannien stellen Datensammlung durch Google Street View in Frage | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1905] As Google’s Street View service continue to be a controversial topic especially in Europe, Google has tried to clarify some issues about the data collected by means of its cars and the way it is […]

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May 20, 2009

Lucky win for the Swiss biometric passports

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Glücklicher Sieg für biometrische Pässe in der Schweiz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1402] A referendum that took place in Switzerland on Sunday, 17 May 2009 was in favour of the biometric passports law by a very narrow margin. Thus the official results show that 50.14% of the voters approved the law, […]

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