Results for node/net neutrality

July 29, 2009

France: CNIL's opinion on LOPPSI draft law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Frankreich: CNILs Stellungnahme zum LOPPSI-Gesetzesentwurf | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1485] The French Data Protection Authority (CNIL) has now made public its opinion of 16 April 2009 on seven articles belonging to LOPPSI, the French draft law on orientation and programming for the performance of the domestic security that may give the […]

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July 14, 2010

SWIFT agreement adopted by the European Parliament

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament stimmt SWIFT-Abkommen zu | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2059] The European Parliament has adopted the so-called SWIFT agreement on 8 July 2010 allowing sharing EU citizens’ bank data with the US authorities, but failing to stick to its initial position on privacy safeguards from February 2010. The text was adopted […]

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July 29, 2009

Russian copyright law will apply to news reports

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Russisches Urheberrechtsgesetz wird für Nachrichtenberichte gelten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1486] A new modification in the Russian copyright legislation was drafted by the Government in order to extend the protection to news reports. The new draft was pushed by the biggest Russian news agencies which were claiming that other regional and […]

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July 14, 2010

European Parliament invents Google Nanny

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament macht Google zum Kindermädchen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2060] The Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection of the European Parliament has found another use for Google. From now on, Google should read what we are searching for and, if the search implies any risky behaviour, Google should tell us […]

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February 25, 2015 · Blogs

Did GCHQ spy on you? Find out now!

Since its launch on 16 February 2015, over 25 000 people have joined an international campaign to try to learn whether Britain’s intelligence agency, GCHQ, illegally spied on them. This opportunity is possible thanks to court victory in the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT), a secret court set up to hear complaints against the British Security […]

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April 19, 2017 · Blogs

Member in the Spotlight: SHARE Foundation

SHARE Foundation is a non-profit organisation from Serbia dedicated to protecting human rights and freedoms in the digital environment and promoting positive values of openness, decentralisation, free access to information, technology and knowledge.

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June 28, 2023 · Blogs | Campaigns | Privacy and data protection | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation | Privacy and confidentiality

Encryption protects our rights, privacy is not a crime

End-to-end encryption is currently under attack by prosecutors and legislators in France, the EU, the UK and the US. We are asked to choose, as a society: do we accept a future in which our private mail and communication can be intercepted anytime, in which we are treated as potential suspects?

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June 27, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Restoring freedom of expression in Spain: end the “gag law”

Spain has been one of the countries of the European Union that has most shamefully stood out for its government’s attitude against freedom of expression and information.

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October 6, 2021 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

The terrifying expansion of Sweden’s state surveillance

For the last couple of years the Swedish parliament has been expanding the surveillance capabilities of law enforcement. After the European Court of Justice struck down Sweden's data retention law, the national parliament passed a replacement that did nothing to address any of the issues criticized in the first law. If telecom providers were to challenge it, which no one has shown any willingness to do, it would most likely be struck down again.

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March 8, 2023 · Blogs | Open letters | Open internet and inclusive technology | Artificial intelligence (AI) | Biometrics

Open Letter: The AI video surveillance measures in the Olympics Games 2024 law violate human rights

In an open letter, EDRi, ECNL, La Quadrature du Net, Amnesty International France and 34 civil society organisations call on the French Parliament to reject Article 7 of the proposed law on the 2024 Olympics and Paralympic Games.

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January 17, 2024 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Profiling practices

Encryption discussion during the 8 December trial: from myth to reality

The defendents’ fundamental right to privacy was treated flippantly and shown little interest by the judges and prosecution of the Paris criminal court in the ‘8 December’ trial hearings. This is a cause for concern and could lead to the justification of police’s ever-increasing surveillance.

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April 3, 2025 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

CJEU saved the HADOPI: what implications for the future of data retention in the EU?

The Court of Justice of the European Union judgement on the HADOPI case (C-470/21) is significant for the ongoing debate on mandatory retention of metadata, such as traffic and location data. EDRi provides key takeaways and what they mean for the upcoming data retention legislation by the European Commission.

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