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November 29, 2017 · Blogs | Information democracy | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Is anti-plagiarism software legal under EU Copyright legislation?

Are anti-plagiarism technologies compatible with copyright law? Surprisingly, this might not be the case. Anti-plagiarism technology involves machine comparison of works such as diploma theses with pre-existing publications. This activity constitutes a use that is covered by copyright. Since no explicit limitation or exception of authors’ and publishers’ exclusive rights authorises providers and users of […]

January 16, 2013 · Blogs

Privacy Camp: civil society warm-up for the CPDP

22 January 2013 in Brussels The Privacy Camp is an event in Brussels on privacy and data protection challenges and possibilities in Europe, launched by European Digital Rights (EDRi), the Law, Science, Technology and Society research group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB-LSTS) and the Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis (FUSL). This event is a free-to-attend pre-conference […]

July 15, 2004

Italy and the Netherlands top wiretap chart

According to a report by the German Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Italy and the Netherlands are the wiretap champions of the Western world. The report entitled ‘Rechtswirklichkeit und Effizienz der Überwachung der Telekommunikation’ researches the legal and practical situation in Germany regarding police wiretapping. The report also investigates the situation […]

January 15, 2020 · Highlights | On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Surveillance and data retention

ECtHR demands explanations on Polish intelligence agency surveillance

August 27, 2008

Secret reports on new five year plan for "European Home Affairs"

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A new secret report, made available by Statewatch, drafted by the “Future Group” of Interior and Justice Ministers from six EU member states (Germany, France, Sweden, Portugal, Slovenia, and Czech Republic) suggests a series of proposals to boost EU integration in policing and intelligence-gathering, including the creation […]

December 18, 2020 · Blogs | Highlights | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Online tracking industry / AdTech | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention | Transparency

The EU’s attempt to regulate Big Tech: What it brings and what is missing

This week, the European Commission has proposed two long-awaited pieces of digital legislation, the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. Despite a number of good provisions, there are also major shortcomings which must be addressed to guarantee the protection of digital rights.

February 19, 2019 · Press mentions | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Biometrics | Data protection standards | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

EDRi’s Press Review 2018

During the past year, our work to defend citizens’ rights and freedoms online has gained an impressive visibility – we counted more than three hundred mentions! – in European and international media. Below, you can find our press review 2018. JANUARY 01/01 EU i linedans mellem desinformation og censur (Mandag Morgen)10/01 Does Software Piracy Hurt Sales? […]

September 28, 2022 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Does Google accuse you of child abuse? Impossible! Right?

The legislator in Europe is working on a proposal that could force companies to scan all messages we exchange for child sexual abuse material. The goal is noble but it can very easily go wrong. And if things go wrong, you might suddenly be accused of sexually abusing children.

September 10, 2008

The telecom package debated by the European Parliament

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Parliament (EP) discussed on 2 September 2008 the draft directives to reform the EU framework on electronic communications (telecom package). Besides the debates on the telecom issues, the MEPs have discussed the role of the ISPs in combating Intellectual Property Rights violations and the modifications […]

January 16, 2013 · Blogs

Major data leak at the Belgium railway company

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Schwere Datenpanne bei der belgischen Bahn | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.1_Schwere_Datenpanne_bei_der_belgischen_Bahn?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130125] At the end of December 2012, the personal data of more than one million customers of the Belgian train company SNCB Europe were available on-line, at a simple query in a search engine. The data contained in the SNCB database […]

July 15, 2004

Nominations Big Brother Awards UK / Austria

On 28 July, Privacy International will celebrate the 6th annual UK Big Brother Awards ceremony. From about 300 nominees a ‘Dirty Dozen’ was selected for the shortlist. Award categories for this year are as they have been in past years: Worst Public Servant; Most Invasive Company; Most Appalling Project; Most Heinous Government Organisation and Lifetime […]

February 12, 2019 · Highlights | Information democracy | Open internet and inclusive technology | Privacy and data protection | Disinformation and electoral interference | Platform regulation | Surveillance and data retention

EDRi welcomes new Senior Policy Advisor

European Digital Rights is proud to announce that Jan Penfrat (né Weisensee) has joined the Brussels office as the team’s new Senior Policy Advisor. In the past, Jan was a freelance technology reporter at the German IT magazine Golem.de where he covered internet regulation, IT security and open source software. He holds Master’s degrees from […]