Results for node/retention

June 6, 2012

A new EC proposal on e-identities and e-signatures

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neuer Vorschlag zur elektronischen Identifizierung und E-Signaturen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.11_Neuer_Vorschlag_zur_elektronischen_Identifizierung_und_E-Signaturen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120606] On 4 June 2012, the European Commission published a new draft regulation on e-signatures and e-identities that is meant to extend the existing e-Signatures Directive to include new services such as e-stamping or e-seals that would guarantee the origin […]

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June 5, 2013 · Blogs

Transborder data access: Strong critics on plans to extend CoE Cybercrime Treaty

The Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY) held a hearing on 3 June 2013 in Strasbourg to collect views from civil society and the private sector on its plans to further extent Convention 185 provisions on transborder access to data through a draft additional Protocol. The proposal received strong criticism from most of the […]

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June 29, 2011

High level discussions on online tracking

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Hochrangige Diskussion über Online-Tracking | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.13_Hochrangige_Diskussionen_ueber_Online_Tracking?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110708] A meeting organised jointly by the University of Berkeley and the Institute for Information Law of the University of Amsterdam drew together an outstanding collection of international experts, NGOs and industry representatives to discuss online tracking protection and browsers. Information Society Commissioner […]

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June 19, 2003

France ready to ratify Cybercrime convention

France has started the process of ratification of the Council of Europe cybercrime convention. On 11 June, Dominique de Villepin, the French minister of foreign affairs presented to the council of ministers a draft law for the ratification of the convention. France would be the first EU country to ratify the convention, which has only […]

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February 13, 2008

Biometric data from non-EU travellers

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A set of new measures including biometric data from non-EU travellers are being proposed these days by the European Commission (EC). The proposals, drafted by Franco Frattini, the European Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security, are being put forward by the EC, arguing that the cross-border policy […]

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July 2, 2003

Analysis: Privacy in the EU draft constitution

The draft European Constitution was presented in May 2003. The proposed treaty contains a section on Fundamental Rights and Citizenship of the Union. The European Charter of Fundamental rights, which was adopted at the Nice summit, in 2000, will be an integral part of the treaty (section II, article 5, paragraph 1). The right of […]

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February 14, 2007

European Central Bank found accountable in the SWIFT case

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 1 February, Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) gave his opinion on the role of the European Central Bank (ECB) in the SWIFT case, considering the bank as accountable along with SWIFT for failing compliance with the European privacy laws in the secret US […]

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June 5, 2013 · Blogs

Will the new data protection rules be even weaker than the old ones?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Wird das neue Datenschutzgesetz schlechter als das alte? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.11_Wird_das_neue_Datenschutzgesetz_schlechter_als_das_alte?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130605] The draft regulation on data protection proposed by the European Commission in January 2012 is being debated by MEPs to decide on de direction of the vote to be taken in the civil liberties committee, possibly at the […]

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July 2, 2003

Finnish plans to lower privacy protection employees

On 26 June, the Finnish Ministry of Labour released a draft new version of the law protecting privacy at the workplace. The proposal would make it legal to read employees’ email under certain circumstances. It also contains new regulations on camera surveillance (allowed as long as a single employee is not singled out) and drug […]

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June 14, 2012

Open letter to Christofer Fjellner MEP

Swedish text below Dear Mr Fjellner, I am writing to you with regard to your recent blog post on ACTA. First of all thank you for providing a clarification after you tabled an amendment for the International Trade Committee vote next week calling for ACTA to be ratified. We are heartened to read that you […]

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June 29, 2011

Low level of protection for minor's privacy on social networks

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Soziale Netzwerke: Mangelnder Datenschutz für Kinder | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.13_Soziale_Netzwerke_Mangelnder_Datenschutz_fuer_Kinder?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110708] Most social networks fail to provide an appropriate level of protection for minors’ privacy says a report recently published by the European Commission on the implementation of “Safer Social Networking Principles for the EU”, a self-regulatory agreement brokered by the […]

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February 14, 2007

Bulgaria fails to protect citizen's personal data

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A recent report made public by the Bulgarian National Audit Office about the activity of the Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP) in Bulgaria in the period 1 January 2003 – 31 December 2005 shows that CPDP has failed in achieving its main purpose – to protect […]

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