Results for node/retention

September 10, 2003

German anonymiser raided by police

The legal victory for privacy was short-lived for the German web anonymiser AN.ON. Only 2 days after a German Court suspended a previous verdict to build a back door in the anonymiser, German police obtained a new court order to raid the offices. On Friday 29 August, the Lower District Court in Frankfurt /Main gave […]

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March 26, 2008

UK: Phorm targeted advertising practices – under pressure

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A large controversy has been lately spurred in the UK by the new technology Phorm, which can track users’ online surfing habits in order to better target ads. The Phorm system is apparently meant to assign a unique identifying number to a user’s browser, which, according to […]

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March 26, 2008

Czechs became Trojan horses for new US visa waiver programme

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Czech Republic Interior Minister Ivan Langer and U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff signed on 26 February 2008 in Washington D.C. the Memorandum of Understanding which is the first step in introducing new electronic visa programme for all EU countries. In this Memorandum Czech authorities agreed to […]

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September 7, 2011

DigiNotar breach leads to grave security concerns

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [DigiNotar-Panne führt zu schwerwiegenden Sicherheitsbedenken | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_DigiNotar-Panne_fuehrt_zu_schwerwiegenden_Sicherheitsbedenken?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] A breach in the computer systems of Dutch certificate company Diginotar led to grave concerns regarding the security of internet users in Iran and Dutch government communications. On 2 September 2011, the Dutch government denounced their trust in certificates issued by […]

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July 31, 2013 · Blogs

Irish DPA: OK for Facebook and Apple to share personal data to NSA!?!

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Irlands Datenschutzbehörde gibt ihren Segen zur Datenweitergabe durch Facebook und Apple an die NSA!?! | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.15_Irlands_Datenschutzbehoerde_gibt_ihren_Segen_zur_Datenweitergabe_durch_Facebook_und_Apple_an_die_NSA?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130731] The Irish Data Protection Authority (ODPC) has recently ruled that the Irish subsidiaries of Facebook and Apple may perfectly share their users’ data with NSA as this is legal under the EU […]

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September 7, 2011

EU privacy watchdog still displeased with online behavioural advertising

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Verhaltensorientierte Online-Werbung: EU-Datenschützer weiterhin unzufrieden | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_Verhaltensorientierte_Online_Werbung_EU-Datenschuetzer_unzufrieden?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] In a letter sent to IAB Europe and European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA), Article 29 Working Party (WP) made some observations regarding the self-regulatory framework for online behavioural advertising. The WP considers that the companies having signed the self-regulatory code may […]

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July 31, 2013 · Blogs

Finally! Safe Harbour Agreement under question by EU commissioner

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Endlich! EU-Kommissarin stellt „Safe Harbor“-Abkommen in Frage | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.15_Endlich_EU-Kommissarin_hinterfragt_Safe-Harbor-Abkommen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130731] On 19 July 2013, during the informal Justice Council in Vilnius, Lithuania, EU justice commissioner Viviane Reding stated for reporters that her services will be reviewing the so-called Safe Harbor Agreement. The agreement, concluded 13 years ago between the […]

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April 12, 2007

Monitoring employee's Internet breaches human rights, says ECHR

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Welsh Government, through Carmarthenshire College, was found in breach of human rights by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for having monitored one of the college employee’s e-mails, internet traffic and telephone calls. As the College is publicly funded, Lynette Copland sued the government for […]

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September 25, 2003

Verisign violates privacy millions of internet users

Verisign, the US based registrar of the .com and .net top level domain, refuses to stop redirecting internet users to its own search engine Site Finder. Since 15 September everybody who makes a mistake in typing a web address is re-directed to their website, instead of just getting an error message. In spite of massive […]

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August 1, 2012

ETSI standard for lawful interception triggers privacy questions

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ETSI-Standard für rechtmäßige Überwachung wirft Datenschutzfragen auf | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.15_ETSI_Standard_fuer_rechtmaessige_Ueberwachung_wirft_Datenschutzfragen_auf?pk_campaign=twun&pk_kwd=20120801] The draft UK Communication Bill raises new privacy concerns after it has been revealed that the UK has also been driving the development of a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) standard framework that allows interception of the content of […]

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March 26, 2014 · Blogs

Extensive surveillance in the draft Finnish cyber intelligence law

Finnish government is in process of preparing of a new law on cyber intelligence. The draft by the Ministry of Defence working group preparing the law suggests giving the authorities such as Security Intelligence Service, National Bureau of Investigation, Communications Regulatory Authority and Defence Forces a mandate for a wide surveillance of online communications, including […]

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April 12, 2006

Changes in the Slovenian Intelligence Agency Act

The proposed changes of Slovenian Intelligence Agency Act (ZSOVA) raised questions about its unconstitutionality. The government would like to exclude the current 6-month limitation for use of special operative methods, e.g. mail monitoring, recording of telephone conversations etc. The Government invoked cooperation with EU and NATO in the fight against terrorism as the reason for […]

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