Results for node/retention

November 7, 2012

Privacy rights as a global challenge

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Datenschutz als globale Herausforderung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.21_Datenschutz_als_globale_Herausforderung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121107] With more than 100 on-site participants and almost 4000 remote attendees through the live webcast, the 2012 Public Voice Conference was, this year again, a full success. The 2012 edition was held on 22 October 2012 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in […]

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August 5, 2015 · Blogs

Our internships at EDRi: We made digital rights matter

During the last couple of months, as EDRi’s interns, through advocacy, campaigning and reporting, we were given a unique opportunity to challenge threats to fundamental rights posed in the context of net neutrality, privacy, personal data and copyright. It was a fruitful and rewarding experience that allowed us to put our theoretical skills into practice […]

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July 4, 2007

Final agreements between EU and USA on PNR and SWIFT

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) After a long and difficult period of negotiations, on 28-29 June 2007, final agreements were reached between EU and USA on the data regarding European financial transactions operated by Belgian consortium SWIFT and on the passenger name records (PNR) issue respectively. Regarding the access to financial data […]

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July 2, 2008

ENDitorial: Sweden is listening to all internet and phone conversations

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) In Denmark we already have Data Retention in place and the rest of Europe will follow soon. That means that our own countries demand that Internet companies and phone companies log who we phone, email with, chat with, which websites we visit, etc. This is something that […]

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November 21, 2012

EDPS Opinion on EC communication on cloud computing

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDSB-Stellungnahme zu Cloud Computing | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.22_EDSB-Stelungnahme_zu_Cloud_Computing?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121107] On 16 November 2012, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) published his opinion on the European Commission’s communication on “Unleashing the potential of Cloud Computing in Europe” issued on 27 September 2012, in which the Commission proposes key actions and policy steps […]

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July 18, 2007

BEUC expresses concern over DoubleClick acquisition by Google

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A joined letter regarding the proposed DoubleClick acquisition by Google was sent to the Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes by BEUC (the coalition of all consumers’ organisations in Europe) together with other consumer protection organizations from Germany, Italy and Spain. The letter says that “the proposed transaction may […]

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May 19, 2004

New telecommunications act in Germany

On Wednesday 5 May, the Mediation Committee, a common organ of the two German legislative bodies, adopted a compromise regarding the new German Telecommunications Act. It brought back a number of privacy restrictions that were already contained in the Government’s draft act (See EDRI-gram nr. 21), but had been rejected by the Deutsche Bundestag, the […]

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February 17, 2009

Open letter to the European Parliament – Telecom Package

Dear Members of the European Parliament, We welcome the various statements by the EU to incorporate citizen’s interests within the policy-making process for the Internet and we would like to draw your attention to some serious concerns we have in respect to the Telecoms Package, which is about to enter the Second Reading stage in […]

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December 19, 2012 · Blogs

EC decided: no need for more databases for law enforcement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische Kommission: Keine weiteren EU-weiten Datenbanken für Strafverfolger | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.24_Europaeische_Kommission_Keine_weiteren_EU-weiten_Datenbanken_fuer_Strafverfolger?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121219] On 7 December 2012, the European Commission issued a communication regarding information exchanges within EU, concluding that no new law enforcement databases were needed presently. This communication comes as a result of the Stockholm Programme invitation for the […]

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January 14, 2013 · Blogs

Irish EU Council Presidency proposes destruction of citizens' right to privacy

The Irish Presidency of the European Council has distributed a “discussion paper” on the protection of citizens’ personal data ahead of this week’s Justice and Home Affairs Council in Dublin. As the first Presidency in this “European Year of the Citizen”, we had every reason to expect the Irish to produce novel ways of protecting […]

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August 30, 2006

Travellers privacy and European Union

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The event “Travellers privacy and EU” was organised on 3 August 2006 by Prague based NGO Iuridicum Remedium and it brought together Czech and European stakeholders across the spectrum working on technological developments that affect the movement of people across borders. Speakers came from Data protection agencies […]

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January 16, 2013 · Blogs

Irish EU Council Presidency proposes destruction of right to privacy

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Irische EU-Ratspräsidentschaft empfiehlt Abbau des Rechts auf Privatsphäre | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.1_Irische_EU-Ratspraesidentschaft_empfiehlt_Abbau_des_Rechts_auf_Privatsphaere?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130125] The Irish Presidency of the European Council has distributed a “discussion paper” on the protection of citizens’ personal data ahead of this week’s Justice and Home Affairs Council in Dublin. As the first Presidency in this “European Year […]

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