Results for node/swift

November 21, 2012

ENDitorial: Silly censorship week: And the winner is…

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Woche der dümmsten Zensurmaßnahme | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.22_ENDitorial_Woche_der_duemmsten_Zensurmassnahme?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121107] Over the past few years it has become more and more frequent that private companies get to decide what is “appropriate” or “inappropriate” online and what sort of Internet content we are allowed to access. Our rights to privacy and freedom […]

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January 27, 2010

Italy wants a licence for uploading videos on the Internet

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Italien wünscht eine Lizenz für das Hochladen von Videos ins Internet | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1679] The Italian Government intends to introduce a new decree that would require people who upload videos onto the Internet to get authorization from the Communications Ministry just like television broadcasters. Article 4 of the respective […]

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January 27, 2010

LOPPSI 2 French law – to block or not to block websites

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französisches LOPPSI 2 Gesetz – Internet sperren oder nicht sperren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1680] The members of the Law Commission of the French National Assembly have issued their first amendments to LOPPSI 2 draft law that is to be discussed in the Assembly starting with 9 February 2010. If adopted […]

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January 27, 2010

EP Culture Committee – Draft Internet Governance Opinion published

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Kulturausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments – Gutachtenentwurf zu Internet Governance veröffentlicht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1681] The European Parliament (EP) has started its deliberations on a non-binding report on “Internet governance, the next steps”, following the Commission’s Communication on this topic in 2009. The draft Opinion of the European Parliament’s Culture Committee […]

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January 26, 2011

EDRi responds to data protection consultation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi Stellungnahme zum Konsultationsverfahren zur Datenschutz-Richtlinie | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2549] Building on the analysis produced for the European Commission’s initial data protection consultation in 2009, European Digital Rights has submitted its second round of comments on the review of the 1995 Data Protection Directive. One of EDRi’s primary concerns with […]

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January 27, 2010

Award Ceremony of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Preisverleihung des European Civil Society Data Protection Award | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1682] WHERE: The award ceremony will take place on 28 January 2010 at the Kaaitheater (20 square Sainctelette 1000 Bruxelles) WHEN: during a Pecha Kucha (a series of 13 presentations that each last 6 minutes). The Pecha Kucha event […]

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January 26, 2011 · Blogs

EC’s leak describes blocking as "challenging", "costly" and ineffective

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Durchgesickertes Kommissionspapier bezeichnet Netzsperren als “schwierig”, “kostspielig” und unwirksam | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2550] A leaked draft of the European Commission’s (EC) Green Paper on gambling provides some valuable insights into the Commission’s views on web blocking. Firstly, contrary to Commissioner Malmström’s repeated promises to the contrary, the leak shows that […]

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January 26, 2011

EU institutions want clarifications form Hungary on its media legislation

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU Institutionen fordern von Ungarn Klarstellungen zum Mediengesetz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2551] The Hungarian EU Presidency was met on 19 January 2011 with opposition and criticism due to the controversial media legislation Hungary has recently introduced. Some MEPs displayed white banners that read “censored”. Viktor Orban, the Hungarian Prime-Minister started […]

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January 26, 2011

European Commission concerned over illegal eavesdropping in Bulgaria

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäische Kommission besorgt über illegale Abhöraktionen in Bulgarien | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2552] Based on a request for access to public information, Dnevnik daily newspaper has been able to access and publish information showing that a third of the wiretaps in Bulgaria have no proper legal coverage, being performed without an […]

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January 26, 2011

Romanian NGOs demand stopping data retention in Europe

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Rumänische NGOs fordern einen Stopp der Vorratsdatenspeicherung in Europa | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2553] In an open letter sent to the European institutions, several Romanian NGOs, including EDRi-member APTI Romania, demanded stopping data retention in Europe, following the decisions of the Constitutional Courts in Romania and Germany. The letter asks the […]

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January 26, 2011

Spain: Right to be forgotten and Google

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanien: Recht auf Vergessen und Google | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2554] The Spanish data protection authority (AEPD) has recently been focusing on a privacy-related campaign against major Internet intermediaries, accusing them to “have crossed the red line” in regard to protection of personal data on the Internet. Facebook, Google or Myspace […]

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December 14, 2011

Austria: Petition against Data Retention Directive

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Österreichische Bürger_inneninitiative gegen die Vorratsdatenspeicherung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.24_Oesterreichische_Buerger_inneninitiative_gegen_die_Vorratsdatenspeicherung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111218] Today, 14 December 2011, the Austrian Arbeitskreis Vorratsdaten (Working Group against Data Retention Austria – AKVorrat.at) handed over a petition to the Austrian Parliament, asking for the government to be obliged to engage against the Data Retention Directive at the EU […]

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