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October 21, 2009

Finland: Introducing Internet broadband as a universal service

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Finnland: Breitbandinternet als ein Allgemeindienst eingeführt | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1559] According to a decree issued by the Finish Ministry of Transport and Communications, starting with 1 July 2010, a 1 Mbit Internet connection will be defined as a requirement of the Universal Service. Thus, Finland becomes the first country in […]

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October 6, 2010

Italy: Online editors are not liable as the printed press

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italien: Online-Herausgeber unterliegen nicht den gleichen Haftungsbestimmungen wie Printmedien | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2245] The Italian Court of Cassation ruled in a decision taken on16 July 2010 and published on 1 October 2010 that online editors are not directly liable for the content published on their websites. In this case, it […]

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November 4, 2009

Third PrivacyOS: More Privacy, Increased awareness

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Dritte PrivacyOS-Veranstaltung: Mehr Datenschutz, erhöhtes Bewusstsein | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1571] Continuing the privacy events after the huge success of the 11th Austrian Big Brother Awards that took place in the evening of 25 October 2009, the Third PrivacyOS Conference took place in Vienna on 26-27 October 2009, focusing on sharing […]

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November 4, 2009

Internet blocking gets a red card !

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Internetsperren erhalten die rote Karte! | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1570] Government attempts to block access to the Internet are mounting throughout Europe – but look set to backfire, a new study published on 22 October 2009 concludes. The Open Society Institute funded the report which is titled “Internet Blocking: Balancing Cybercrime […]

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October 6, 2010 · Blogs

New EC Expert Group on the Internet of Things

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neue EC Expert Group zum Internet der Dinge | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2247] On 22 and 23 September 2010 the kick-off meeting of a new European Commission (EC) High Level Expert Group on the Internet of Things was held in Brussels. The group is made up of about 50 members representing […]

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July 17, 2013 · Blogs

ENDitorial:Leaked telecoms Regulation with or without net neutrality?

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Geplante Telekom-Regulierung mit oder ohne Netzneutralität? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.14_ENDitorial_Geplante_Telekom-Regulierung_mit_oder_ohne_Netzneutralitaet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130717] Last week, an internal draft of a regulation for a “telecoms single market” was leaked in Brussels. We published an initial reaction to this document. But what are the details of the text and what do they mean? The […]

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November 4, 2009

ISPs Meeting sparks debate over Dutch Data Retention obligations

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Treffen der ISPs heizt Debatte über niederländische Vorratsdatenspeicherung an | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1569] Dutch government agencies held a meeting on 14 October 2009 with internet service providers, looking for ways to clarify the data retention obligations under the country’s new Data Retention Act. After the meeting, ISPs still face uncertainty […]

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October 6, 2010

Private data exposed on UK Law firm website

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Webseite einer britischen Anwaltskanzlei enthüllt private Daten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2248] On 24 September 2010, the website of the UK Law Firm ACS:Law suffered a massive breach of security apparently under a Denial of Service attack initiated by a group entitled Anonymous within the Operation Payback, which led to the […]

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November 5, 2009 · Blogs

Petition against data retention in Belgium

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Petition gegen Vorratsdatenspeicherung in Belgien | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1568] Macedonian: [Петиција против задржување на податоци во Белгија | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/edri/peticija-protiv-zadrzhuvanje-na-podatoci-vo-belgija-2.html] A number of Belgian NGOs representing Internet users, lawyers, journalists, human rights activists and others on 26 October 2009 started a petition against the Belgian transposition of the EU Data Retention […]

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October 6, 2010

YouTube won a case against copyright infringement accusations in Spain

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [YouTube in Spanien vom Vorwurf der Urheberrechtsverletzung freigesprochen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2249] Google has won a battle against Spanish broadcaster Telecinco which brought the company to court in June 2008 claiming that the company’s service YouTube was liable for the copyrighted material posted by its users. Spanish Commercial Court no.7 […]

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November 5, 2009

Declaration on Global Privacy Standards

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deklaration über globale Datenschutzstandards | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1567] The public voice coalition, where EDRi is also a member, gathered almost two hundred privacy experts, advocates, and governments officials from around the world for a civil society event in Madrid with the title “Global privacy standards for a Global world”. Held […]

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October 6, 2010

Phorm case sends the UK to the European Court of Justice

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ Vereinigtes Königreich kommt wegen Phorm vor den Europäischen Gerichtshof | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2250] The European Commission announced that it has referred the UK to the European Court of Justice for an improper implementation of EU data protection rules, following several complaints in the Phorm case. The Commission received complaints […]

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