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February 25, 2009 · Blogs

EDRi participates in European project on raising privacy awareness

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi nimmt am Europäischen Projekt zur Steigerung des Problembewusstseins zur Privatsphäre teil | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1311] Macedonian: [ЕДРИ учествува во европски проект за подигнување на свеста за приватноста | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1384/4/lang,mk/] EDRi is one of the partners in a new European project initiated by the French Human Rights League (LDH), which […]

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February 24, 2010

Spanish Fiscal Council criticizes the new draft law on IPR enforcement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanischer Finanzrat kritisiert neuen Gesetzesentwurf zur Durchsetzung des geistigen Eigentumsrechts | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1724] In a non-binding report issued on 12 February 2010, the Spanish Fiscal Council criticised the draft law proposed by the Government known as the Sustainable Economy Law (la Ley de Economía Sostenible – LES) that foresees […]

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February 24, 2010

EP: Draft reports on IPR enforcement published

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament: Vorläufige Berichte zur Durchsetzung des geistigen Eigentumsrechts veröffentlicht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1725] The European Parliament (EP) is working on a position in regards with the European Commission’s Green Paper on enhancing the enforcement of intellectual property rights on the internal market. Three EP committees are involved in this […]

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February 24, 2010 · Blogs

French Court says an IP address is not enough for a user's identification

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französisches Gericht: IP-Adressen reichen für die Identifikation eines Users nicht aus| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1726] The Paris Appeal Court has recently ruled that an IP address does not allow the identification of an Internet user and therefore needs no prior authorization from CNIL (National Commission for Information Technologies and Civil Liberties) […]

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February 24, 2010

Chip and PIN system proven to be flawed

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Chip- und PIN-System bewiesenermaßen fehlerhaft | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1727] According to a research performed by a group of experts from the Computer Laboratory, of Cambridge University, the Chip and PIN system is flawed, allowing criminals to use stolen credit and debit cards, without knowing the correct PIN. The thieves can […]

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March 11, 2009

IRMA tries to block websites

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [IRMA will Webseiten sperren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1326] Macedonian: [ИРМА се обидува да блокира веб-сајтови | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1399/4/lang,mk/] IRMA, the Irish Recorded Music Association, wants to block Irish Internet users’ access to certain websites. In February 2009, after having reached the deal with Eircom, the association sent letters to Irish Internet […]

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March 11, 2009

No e-voting in Germany

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Keine E-Wahlen in Deutschland | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1327] Macedonian: [Нема е-гласање во Германија | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1397/4/lang,mk/] The German Federal Constitutional Court decided on 3 March 2009 that electronic voting used for the last 10 years, including for the 2005 general elections, was unconstitutional and therefore not to be used for the […]

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February 24, 2010

ENDitorial: Richard Stallman on "Copyright versus Public" in Berne

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Richard Stallmann in Bern über „Urheberrecht vs. Öffentlichkeit“ | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1731] On 11 February 2010 the auditorium at the University of Berne was packed for a talk by Richard Stallman on copyright issues. Stallman is better known as the founder of the GNU free software system which, together […]

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March 11, 2009

Swedish Pirate Bay trial waiting now for the decision

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Entscheidung im Schwedischen Pirate Bay-Prozess erwartet | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1331] The Pirate Bay trial in Sweden continued until 3 March 2009 with the hearings of the prosecution and defence witnesses. The earlier events of the trial were covered in the previous EDRi-gram. While a day before, the representatives of the […]

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March 11, 2009 · Blogs

Biometric passports law – upheld by the Romanian authorities

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Gesetz zu biometrischen Pässen – von den Rumänischen Behörden bestätigt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1332] Macedonian: [Законот за биометриски пасоши поддржан од романските власти | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1401/4/lang,mk/] The Emergency Government Ordinance introducing biometric passports in Romania remains applicable as the Legal Commission of the Senate advised it favourably on 3 March 2009 […]

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March 10, 2010

EDRi sends open letter to EU Commissioners to oppose Internet blocking

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi sendet offenen Brief an die EU-Kommission und lehnt Internetblockaden ab | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1755] EDRi’s letter was sent to Commissioners Cecilia Malmström (Home Affairs), Viviane Reding (Justice and Fundamental Rights) and Neelie Kroes (Digital Agenda). The letter congratulates the Commissioners for their nominations and approval in their new portfolios. […]

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March 11, 2009 · Blogs

UK Tribunal wants the Gateway reviews on ID scheme made public

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Britisches Tribunal plant Veröffentlichung der Gateway-Revision des ID-Modells | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1334] On 19 February, the UK tribunal ordered the disclosure of two internal reviews called the Gateway reviews regarding the national identity card scheme of the government. The Gateway reviews are independent and expert reviews carried out at key […]

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