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June 30, 2010

Increased pressure on Turkey to stop Internet blocking

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Netzsperren: Zunehmender Druck auf die Türkei | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2036] As Turkey continues its ban on Google’s YouTube and other services, it attracts more and more criticism. After Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul himself has taken position against its own government in this matter, it is now OSCE turn to react. […]

July 29, 2009

EC hearing on Google book deal

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EC-Anhörung zu Googles Buch-Deal | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1481] The European Commission (EC) will hold a hearing on 7 September 2009 to evaluate Google’s proposed deal with U.S. publishers and authors granting Google the right to digitize and publish out of print copyrighted books and its possible impact upon copyright issues. […]

June 30, 2010

Iceland – first steps for a new media haven

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Island: Erste Schritte zu einem neuen Medienhafen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2037] Iceland’s Parliament has recently accepted a proposal by Icelandic Modern Media Initiative (IMMI) asking the Icelandic Government to find “ways to strengthen freedoms of expression and information freedom in Iceland, (and provide) strong protections for sources and whistleblowers.” The […]

July 29, 2009

UK ISP gave up direct disconnection of file-sharers for a three strikes

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Britischer ISP gibt direkte Trennungen der Verbindungen von File-Sharern für ein 3 Treffer-System auf | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1482] UK ISP Karoo belonging to Hull based KCom telecom company, announced on 24 July it would change its policy and apply a three-strikes system for the customers allegedly infringing copyright. Within the […]

June 30, 2010 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Council of Europe draft Recommendation on Profiling

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Empfehlung des Europarats zu Profiling | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2038] Approximately in parallel to the work of the EU’s Article 29 Committee on cookies, the Council of Europe has been preparing a wider Recommendation on profiling. The document has been discussed for over a year, with a consultation on an […]

July 29, 2009

Finnish CSS case application lodged in the European Court of Human Rights

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Finnischer Antrag zur CSS-Entscheidung beim Europäischen Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte hinterlegt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1483] Finnish Activist Mikko Rauhala has lodged an application to the European Court of Human Rights versus the Finnish state, regarding his right to freedom of expression. The appeal is a follow up to the lengthy court […]

July 29, 2009

Russian copyright law will apply to news reports

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Russisches Urheberrechtsgesetz wird für Nachrichtenberichte gelten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1486] A new modification in the Russian copyright legislation was drafted by the Government in order to extend the protection to news reports. The new draft was pushed by the biggest Russian news agencies which were claiming that other regional and […]

July 14, 2010

European Parliament invents Google Nanny

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament macht Google zum Kindermädchen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2060] The Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection of the European Parliament has found another use for Google. From now on, Google should read what we are searching for and, if the search implies any risky behaviour, Google should tell us […]

January 30, 2008

Key privacy concerns in Czech Republik 2007

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Last year has seen an increased number attempts from government bodies to extend their powers and make it easier to access people’s private information. To name a few, there were legal proposals to increase the number of agencies authorized to access and process electronic communication data collected […]

June 29, 2011

EU-US PNR agreement found incompatible with human rights

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU-US PNR Abkommen mit Menschenrechten unvereinbar | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.13_PNR_Abkommen_mit_Menschenrechten_unvereinbar?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110708] In a note sent on 16 May 2011 to the Director-General of DG Home Affairs, the Legal Service of the European Commission warns that the draft EU-US agreement on the exchange of PNR data is not compatible with fundamental rights. […]

April 2, 2015 · Blogs

“We still need to watch you, really”: PNR back in the Parliament

Despite the decision of the European Parliament to refer the EU-Canada PNR agreement to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in December 2014, the urge to keep increasing surveillance citizens’ movements across Europe seems to be irrepressible. Timothy Kirkhope, Rapporteur (MEP in charge) of the Fight against terrorism and serious crime: use […]

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