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February 25, 2009 · Blogs

EDRi participates in European project on raising privacy awareness

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi nimmt am Europäischen Projekt zur Steigerung des Problembewusstseins zur Privatsphäre teil | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1311] Macedonian: [ЕДРИ учествува во европски проект за подигнување на свеста за приватноста | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1384/4/lang,mk/] EDRi is one of the partners in a new European project initiated by the French Human Rights League (LDH), which […]

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February 24, 2010

Spanish Fiscal Council criticizes the new draft law on IPR enforcement

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Spanischer Finanzrat kritisiert neuen Gesetzesentwurf zur Durchsetzung des geistigen Eigentumsrechts | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1724] In a non-binding report issued on 12 February 2010, the Spanish Fiscal Council criticised the draft law proposed by the Government known as the Sustainable Economy Law (la Ley de Economía Sostenible – LES) that foresees […]

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February 25, 2009

ENDitorial: Privacy in the Czech Republic – nothing to celebrate

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Privatsphäre in der Tschechischen Republik – kein Grund zum Feiern … | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1312] For the third time the Council of Europe has proclaimed 28 January the European Data Protection Day. EDRi-member Iuridicum Remedium (IuRe) reminds that the safety of Czech citizens´ personal data is still seriously endangered. […]

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February 24, 2010

EP: Draft reports on IPR enforcement published

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament: Vorläufige Berichte zur Durchsetzung des geistigen Eigentumsrechts veröffentlicht | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1725] The European Parliament (EP) is working on a position in regards with the European Commission’s Green Paper on enhancing the enforcement of intellectual property rights on the internal market. Three EP committees are involved in this […]

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February 24, 2010 · Blogs

French Court says an IP address is not enough for a user's identification

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französisches Gericht: IP-Adressen reichen für die Identifikation eines Users nicht aus| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1726] The Paris Appeal Court has recently ruled that an IP address does not allow the identification of an Internet user and therefore needs no prior authorization from CNIL (National Commission for Information Technologies and Civil Liberties) […]

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March 11, 2009

Nokia Law approved

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Nokia-Gesetz angenommen| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1325] This article is also available in: Macedonian: [Усвоен Законот Lex Nokia | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1408/4/lang,mk/] The snooping law, also called Lex Nokia, was approved in the Finnish Parliament two weeks ago. EDRi-member Electronic Frontier Finland has appealed to Tarja Halonen, the President of Finland, to intervene: before […]

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February 24, 2010

Chip and PIN system proven to be flawed

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Chip- und PIN-System bewiesenermaßen fehlerhaft | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1727] According to a research performed by a group of experts from the Computer Laboratory, of Cambridge University, the Chip and PIN system is flawed, allowing criminals to use stolen credit and debit cards, without knowing the correct PIN. The thieves can […]

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March 11, 2009

IRMA tries to block websites

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [IRMA will Webseiten sperren | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1326] Macedonian: [ИРМА се обидува да блокира веб-сајтови | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1399/4/lang,mk/] IRMA, the Irish Recorded Music Association, wants to block Irish Internet users’ access to certain websites. In February 2009, after having reached the deal with Eircom, the association sent letters to Irish Internet […]

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February 24, 2010

New Google's service raises privacy concerns

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neuer Google-Dienst erweckt Datenschutzbedenken | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1728] The new networking service issued by Google company called Google Buzz has met criticism and confusion from its users who complained that a list of people they frequently email or chat with has appeared on their profile. The problem occurred due to […]

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March 11, 2009

No e-voting in Germany

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Keine E-Wahlen in Deutschland | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1327] Macedonian: [Нема е-гласање во Германија | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/content/view/1397/4/lang,mk/] The German Federal Constitutional Court decided on 3 March 2009 that electronic voting used for the last 10 years, including for the 2005 general elections, was unconstitutional and therefore not to be used for the […]

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February 24, 2010

Romania: Moral damages for publishing personal data online

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Rumänien: Schadensersatz aufgrund des Online-Veröffentlichens persönlicher Daten | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1729] A Romanian local court has decided to award 10 000 Euro as moral damages to a private person, after his full details were published on the website of the City Hall, including his HIV-related problems. In June 2008, Bucharest […]

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November 29, 2017 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards | Surveillance and data retention

Eurojust: No progress to comply with CJEU data retention judgements

A recently published Eurojust report on data retention in Europe confirms that EU Member States failed to make meaningful progress towards complying with fundamental rights standards, as clarified by the two Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rulings banning blanket data retention.

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