Results for note/DRM

July 31, 2013 · Blogs

UK: Vehicle plate recognition video system ruled illegal

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [GB: Automatische Kennzeichenerfassung illegal | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.15_GB_Automatische_Kennzeichenerfassung_illegal?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130731] The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), UK’s data protection authority, issued on 24 July 2013, an Enforcement Notice asking the Hertfordshire police to stop using a vehicle plate tracking system that it considered as unlawful. The ICO notice is a result of a […]

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August 29, 2012

Websites with takedown notices are pushed down in Google Search

Google announced on 10 August 2012 that it would change the searching algorithms so as to lower the search rankings of websites that receive a high number of DMCA, European (Directive 2000/31/EC) or other similar local legislation takedown requests. “Starting next week, we will begin taking into account a new signal in our rankings: the […]

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June 3, 2015 · Blogs

EU Commission set to re-brand the failed CleanIT project

Every once in a while, the European Commission launches talks with the Internet industry to encourage companies to take voluntary actions in response to a very diverse range of possibly illegal or unwanted online activity. Past initiatives have not been hugely successful, and they have frequently raised concerns regarding their vagueness, their lack of transparency […]

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June 3, 2016 · Blogs

Guide to the Code of Conduct on Hate Speech

On 31 May, the European Commission, together with Facebook, YouTube (Google), Twitter and Microsoft, agreed a “code of conduct” (pdf) on fighting hate speech. We believe that the code of conduct will damage enforcement of laws on hate speech, and undermine citizens’ fundamental rights. In a joint press release, EDRi and Access Now have therefore […]

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November 26, 2004 · Blogs

An Open Letter to the European Parliament on Biometric Registration of all EU Citizens and Residents

!!To the Members of the European Parliament, We the undersigned are calling on you to reject the ‘Draft Council Regulation on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States’. This is an unnecessary and rushed policy that will have hazardous effects on Europeans’ right to privacy. This policy […]

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July 5, 2017 · Blogs

No, you can’t enjoy the music you paid for, says EU Parliament Committee

A leaked European Parliament document exposes some of the most bizarre suggestions yet in the debates around the proposed new copyright rules in Europe. The proposal for the Copyright Directive is currently being debated in various European Parliament Committees. The leaked document shows that conservative, socialist and Green Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in […]

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July 26, 2017 · Blogs

Copyright Directive discussed in Romania

On 23 June 2017, EDRi member Asociația pentru Tehnologie și Internet (ApTI) along with The National Association of Librarians and Public Libraries of Romania (ANBPR) and the Center for Independent Journalism (CJI) organised a meeting on the topic of the proposed EU Copyright Directive. Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Victor Negrescu took part in […]

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September 11, 2018 · Blogs | Information democracy | Freedom of expression online | Platform regulation

Deconstructing an MEP’s support for the Copyright Directive

After the European Parliament voted against the negotiating mandate for the Copyright Directive, the assistant of a Member of the European Parliament,one of its supporters, wrote to a voter to explain why she supports the proposal.

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September 11, 2013 · Blogs

More than 20 000 protest in Berlin against surveillance

The Freiheit statt Angst (Freedom Not Fear) mass anti-surveillance rally took place in Berlin, Germany on 7 September 2013. The event was organized by a broad civil coalition of over 80 NGO, associations and parties demanding an end to surveillance and a clear statement from the government on the surveillance scandal. While the organizers expected […]

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November 26, 2004

An Open Letter to the European Parliament on Biometric Registration of all EU Citizens and Residents

!!To the Members of the European Parliament, We the undersigned are calling on you to reject the ‘Draft Council Regulation on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents issued by Member States’. This is an unnecessary and rushed policy that will have hazardous effects on Europeans’ right to privacy. This policy […]

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May 10, 2006

Passports with biometrics for Romanians

Starting with 1 January 2007, passports containing electronic chips will be put into circulation for the Romanian citizens. The passports will include a storage system (probably RFID) for personal data, including a facial image and digital fingerprints. The present passports will preserve their validity and they will be replaced at the request of the citizens. […]

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December 18, 2019 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Cross border access to data | Data protection standards | Privacy and confidentiality | Surveillance and data retention

Casual attitude in intelligence sharing is troubling

A recent report by Dutch Military Intelligence and Security Service CTIVD shows that the Dutch secret services regularly violate the law when sharing intelligence with foreign services. For the sake of privacy and freedom of communication, it is crucial that data sharing safeguards are both tightened and more strictly enforced.

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