Results for node/net neutrality

March 27, 2013 · Blogs

CryptoParty in Brussels

The protection of personal data is a trending topic – not only on the political scene in Brussels but also as a result of CryptoParties, which have become a decentralised global movement in past months. Protecting our data, information and privacy is of vital importance, particularly on the internet. We always try to ensure adequate […]

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November 6, 2013 · Blogs

The Russian Govt Seeks To Increase Its Control Over The Internet

The Russian security authorities are taking new measures to expand their surveillance of the Internet by requiring ISPs to store all traffic temporarily and make it available to the Federal Security Service (FSB). According to an article published by newspaper Kommersant, Vympelkom, the owner of the mobile network Beeline, made a complaint to the Ministry […]

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May 20, 2019 · Open letters | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online

NGOs call to ensure fundamental rights in copyright implementation

Today, on 20 May 2019, EDRi and 41 other organisations sent an open letter to the European Commission.

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April 10, 2013 · Blogs

DMCA take down requests to DMCA take down requests

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Google soll Löschanträge löschen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.7_Google_soll_Loeschantraege_loeschen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130410] Google has recently refused to comply with the take down requests sent by several copyright holders asking for the taking down of their own take down requests (under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act – DMCA) which have now reached almost 20 […]

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April 10, 2013 · Blogs

Licences for Europe: Request to broaden the discussions

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Licences for Europe: Die Diskussion muss breiter werden | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.7_Licences_for_Europe_Die_Diskussion_muss_breiter_werden?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130410] In December 2012, the European Commission announced a stakeholder dialogue to discuss innovative solution to improve cross-border access to online content. The stated aim of the initiative was to work with stakeholders on modernising copyright while the Commission […]

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November 20, 2013 · Blogs

Failure Of “Licenses For Europe”

Ahead of the last meeting of the “Licences for Europe” initiative, EDRi together with other four European civil rights organisations – Centrum Cyfrowe, Kennisland, Modern Poland Foundation and La Quadrature du Net – released, on 13 November 2013, the following joint press release reaffirming the urgent need of an European Copyright reform. Today, the Licenses […]

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December 6, 2006

French ISPs need to block websites

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Appeal Court in Paris has decided that the French ISPs need to block the access to website AAARGH, considered as revisionist by the court. This decision was made even though the judges admitted that the measures would be imperfect and the site would still be accessible […]

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November 21, 2007

Attack on Russian opposition media claiming copyright infringement

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The local edition of Moscow-based independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta from Samara was closed down on 8 November 2007 by the Russian authorities and its editor Sergei Kurt-Adzhiyev was criminally indicted under the accusation of having violated copyright provisions of the Russian Penal Code, by using counterfeit software. […]

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May 4, 2011 · Blogs

French Digital Council with no representative from Internet users

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Frankreichs Internet-Rat ohne Konsumentenvertreter | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.9_Franzoesischer_Internetrat_ohne_Vertretung_der_Internetnutzer] On 27 April 2011, French President Nicolas Sarkozy officially installed the National Digital Council (Conseil national du numérique – CNN) which is to advise the French government on digital issues. Among the 18 personalities belonging to the newly established body, there is […]

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April 11, 2012

UK: Home Office plans new surveillance measures

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [UK: Innenministerium plant neue Überwachungsmaßnahmen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.7_UK_Innenministerium_plant_neue_Ueberwachungsmassnahmen] The Communication Capabilities Development Programme (CCDP) proposed by UK coalition, meant to extend the police’s access to individuals’ email and social media traffic data, is facing strong criticism from the opposition and civil liberties campaigners. CCDP is likely to be part […]

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November 20, 2013 · Blogs

Search Engines Pushed To Inefficient Internet Filtering

The UK government continues its endeavours to censor the Internet and has succeeded in convincing search engines to filter search term results “associated” with child abuse images within its child abuse policy, despite the lack of proof of any efficiency of such measures, the rinks to abuses and the dangers to the citizens’ democratic rights. […]

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November 21, 2007

UK govt asks Internet companies to assist in fighting online terrorism

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Gordon Brown, British Prime Minister, made a statement on 14 November 2007 announcing, among other security measures, the intention to ask Internet companies to assist the government in its fight against online terrorist propaganda by finding ways to stop such content. The Prime Minister stated the Home […]

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