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September 22, 2010

Blocking websites approved by the French Senate

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französischer Senat stimmt Netzsperren zu | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2200] The French Senate adopted on 10 September 2010 the law on known as Loppsi 2 (Original title: loi d’orientation et de programmation pour la performance de la sécurité intérieure). This legislation would give the police the power to upload malware on […]

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May 17, 2017 · Blogs

Big Data for Big Impact – but not only a positive one

Technology has changed and keeps dramatically changing our everyday life by transforming the human species to advanced networked societies. To celebrate this digital revolution, 17 May is dedicated to the “World Telecommunication and Information Society Day” (WTISD-17). The theme for this year’s celebration is “Big Data for Big Impact”. Not so surprisingly, the buzzword “big […]

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October 21, 2009

EDRI Open Letter to the EP on Amendment 138

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRis offener Brief an das Europäische Parlament über Zusatz 138 | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1551] EDRi sent the following open letter to all the members of the European Parliament (EP) on 19 October 2009 asking for a continuos support for the citizens’ rights by not giving up on Amendment 138 in […]

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September 22, 2010

FSFE insists on promoting free PDF readers

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [FSFE fordert weiterhin die Verbreitung freier PDF Reader | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2204] The Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) calls on all Europeans to seek out advertisements for proprietary PDF readers on their government’s websites, and report them. In addition, FSFE has prepared a petition demanding an end to such advertising […]

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September 22, 2010

ENDitorial: Internet blocking in ten weeks and counting

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Internet-Sperren in zehn Wochen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2205] Within the next ten weeks, the European Parliament will finish its crucial first reading of the Directive which, if the European Commission has its way, will impose an EU-wide blocking infrastructure – undermining child protection, fundamental rights and the EU’s voice […]

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October 21, 2009

Web blocking gets a reality check

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Websperren müssen der Wahrheit ins Auge blicken | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1554] In the negotiations surrounding the formation of a new conservative-liberal coalition in Germany following the recent elections, an agreement has been reached to postpone, for at least a year, the introduction of web blocking. As the law has already […]

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October 21, 2009

Buma/Stemra imposes levy for embedding audio and video

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Buma/Stemra führt Steuern für die Einbindung von Audio und Video ein | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1555] Dutch collecting society Buma/Stemra announced that it will impose a levy on Internet users for embedding audio- and videomaterial on their website, starting 1 January 2010. The levy starts at EUR 130 for the first […]

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October 21, 2009

Copyright in the digital environment

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Copyright in der digitalen Umgebung | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1556] During the 1st European Innovation Summit that was held on 12 – 16 October 2009 at the European Parliament in Brussels, a workshop on the future of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in Europe included a panel to debate the subject of […]

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October 6, 2010 · Blogs

EDRi's answer to net neutrality consultation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRis Beitrag zur Konsultation über Netzneutralität | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2242] Who gets to decide what you do on the internet: you or your internet service provider? Until recently, the answer was simple: you decide which services and websites you want to visit. This is changing rapidly, however. Most internet providers […]

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October 21, 2009

The European Commission calls for online privacy protection measures

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Europäische Kommission fordert online-Schutzmaßnahmen für die Privatsphäre | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1557] Macedonian: [Европската комисија апелира за мерки… | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/edri/evropskata-komisija-apelira-za-merki-za-zashtita-na-privatnosta-na-internet.html] On 8 October 2009 the European Commission (EC) repeated its call to all EU member states to increase their efforts in dealing with online privacy threats to the public, such […]

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October 6, 2010 · Blogs

Hearing on Internet Blocking in the European Parliament

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Hearing zu Netzsperren im Europäischen Parlament | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2243] The European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee held a hearing on the Child Exploitation Directive on 28 and 29 September, chaired by the Parliament’s Rapporteur, Roberta Angelilli (EPP, Italy). The event was opened by the MEP responsible for the dossier, Ms […]

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October 21, 2009

Microsoft tries to comply with EU requirements

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Microsoft versucht, die EU-Auflagen zu erfüllen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1558] After having long criticised and penalised Microsoft for its anti-competitive practices, the European Union seems to be now at the point of trying to close up the battle with the company after Microsoft has made a new offer to give […]

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