Results for node/retention

January 31, 2007

ENDitorial : Constitution by criminalisation

(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Instead of scouts cookies, evildoers sell copied Britney Spears CDs and counterfeit medicines manufactured using child labour, and that must be stopped, in particular since legit Britney Spears CDs cause enough harm as it is and everyone is tired of Viagra spam. The Criminalisation Directive, also known […]

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June 10, 2012

Is ACTA the best thing ever to happen to the European Union?

For decades, committed pro-European politicians and academics have wished for a number of ingredients that would be necessary for the credibility of the European institutional framework. They wanted an effective, representative and democratic European Parliament. They wanted a European Parliament that was not just theoretically an equal player in the institutional framework in Brussels, but […]

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April 6, 2017 · Blogs

The European Parliament adopts another resolution critical of the Privacy Shield

On 6 April 2017, the European Parliament (EP) voted a motion for a resolution on the adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-US Privacy Shield. The scheme gives the United States a unique arrangement for the transfer of personal data from the European Union to the United States. The Privacy Shield replaced the Safe […]

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June 29, 2011

No anonymous Internet usage in Denmark?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Aus für die Anonymität im dänischen Internet? | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.13_Aus_fuer_die_Anonymitaet_im_daenischen_Internet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110708] A working group at the Danish Ministry of Justice is debating on a recommendation to the Parliament. The current text suggests that people using open wireless internet connections, e.g. at libraries, cafes, and private companies identify themselves with a […]

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June 29, 2011

Traffic data fraudulently obtained by the Czech police

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Tschechien: Polizei verschafft sich illegal Zugang zu Verkehrsdaten | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.13_Tschechien_Polizei_verschafft_sich_illegal_Zugang_zu_Verkehrsdaten?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110708] An inspection of the Czech Interior Ministry has revealed that police detective Marian Hudec from Varnsdorf was gaining phone call statements including those of President Vaclav Klaus´s closest aides as well as those of Constitutional Court Chairman Pavel […]

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February 12, 2014 · Blogs

Google France published CNIL’s fine on its homepage

On 7 February 2014, the French State Council rejected Google’s request made on 14 January 2014 to partially suspend the penalty received for privacy infringement from CNIL – the French Data Protection Authority. On 3 January 2014, CNIL fined Google 150 000 euro over its privacy policies and was required to post a message regarding […]

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April 20, 2016 · Blogs

Member in the Spotlight: Access Now

Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of users at risk around the world. It combines innovative policy, user engagement, and direct technical support, and fight for open and secure communications for all.

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June 12, 2013 · Blogs

The Data Protection Archive

This archive gathers all documents and material produced by EDRi on the Data Protection Regulation and Directive. Index: Full position paper Comments on draft reports and amendments Campaign material Websites Articles 2011 Articles 2012 Articles 2013   Full position paper Position on the Regulation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of […]

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July 16, 2003 · Blogs

Four new EDRI-members

On 5 and 6 July, European Digital Rights (EDRI) held its first general assembly in Paris. During the assembly four new members were admitted from 4 different countries. With the acceptance of the Belgian Association Electronique Libre (AEL), ISOC-Bulgaria, the Spanish chapter of CPSR and the Swiss Internet User Group (SIUG) EDRI now has 14 […]

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March 25, 2015 · Blogs

Patriot Act à la française: France to legalise unlawful surveillance

In recent years, France has increasingly tightened its laws on crimes committed on the Internet. From the LOPPSI law voted in 2012 to the latest anti-terror law voted in November 2014, the bill on Intelligence announced on 19 March by the French Prime Minister, Manuel Valls, is fully consistent with a history of repressive Internet […]

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July 16, 2003 · Blogs

Danish agreement on digital civil rights

On 4 July, the Danish Committee on citizens IT-rights published a list of 10 recommendations on digital civil rights. The committee was established in September last year by the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. The recommendations deal with communication with the public sector, with privacy and registration, with freedom of expression and with […]

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November 16, 2022 · Blogs | Campaigns | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Europol is going to collect a massive collection of intimate conversations from European youngsters

This story begins with the creation of a new European agency, but ends with one of the world's largest databases of private chats and images shared by European youngsters—built by the police.

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