Results for node/retention

July 30, 2008

Macedonia: Public outcry over new legislation for preventive surveillance

Several leading human rights NGOs from Macedonia issued a reaction to the Parliament and the Government of Republic of Macedonia on 24 June 2008, regarding the recent changes in the Law on Criminal Procedure and the Law on Interception of Communications, allowing special investigative measures (such as surveillance). The Foundation Open Society Institute – Macedonia, […]

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June 25, 2004

EDRi supports TACD Resolution on Passenger Name Records

This resolution comes from the TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue TACD, a coalition of more than 60 consumer organizations in America and Europe. It calls the EU and US governments to suspend a recent agreement disclosing passengers’ data to US government agencies until much stronger privacy safeguards are adopted. The letter will be directly submitted to EU […]

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August 2, 2006

The Schengen Information System II delayed

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Scheduled to start operating in June 2006, the Schengen Information System II (SIS II) that would allow the competent authorities in the Member States to obtain information regarding certain categories of persons and property, will be delayed, as it resulted from a meeting of ministers of the […]

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August 1, 2007

EDPS – Data Protection Directive should be fully implemented

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The EDPS (European Data Protection Supervisor), Peter Hustinx, issued on 25 July 2007 an opinion on the European Commission communication regarding the improved implementation of the EC Data protection directive (95/46), considering that the Directive should not be amended and asking for its full implementation before applying […]

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December 19, 2012 · Blogs

Companies abuse a loophole in data protection law

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Firmen nutzen Lücke im Datenschutzgesetz | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.24_Firmen_nutzen_Luecke_im_Datenschutzgesetz?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121219] Personal data of internet users are often processed on a legal basis too weak to provide a real protection of the users’ right to privacy. On 11 December 2012, EDRi member Bits of Freedom published a report about the flaws of […]

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February 23, 2011

EESC condemns body scanners as a breach of fundamental rights

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EWSA missbilligt Körperscanner als Verstoß gegen die Grundrechte | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.4_EWSA_verurteilt_Nacktscanner] On 16 February 2011, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) issued its opinion on the use of body scanners in EU airports. The EESC has opposed the eventual adoption of any measures that would introduce body scanners […]

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August 30, 2006

European bodies discuss the SWIFT case

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) SWIFT has recently confirmed that it had succeeded in putting some restrictions to the US Treasury’s programme of transferring transactional data from them. However, the activities of the company since 2001 are still under investigation by several European bodies. The US Treasury’s programme has been operating, without […]

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August 29, 2007

US law threatens non-US citizens' privacy rights

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act proposed by the US Administration was passed by the US Congress on 4 August 2007 allowing US intelligence services to intercept electronic communications between US, but also non-US citizens, if the communication passes across US-based networks, without needing a court order. A […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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