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UN Rapporteur demands respect for freedom of expression online
The United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression David Kaye has released a new report, which gives an overview of the problems for freedom of expression and opinion in the Telecommunications and Internet Access Sector. The report also provides general recommendations for states […]
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Privacy Cafés launched to improve secure communications in the EP
Ever since the publication of documents from the Snowden archive, which indicate that the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK Government Communications Headquarters (CGHQ) were behind the cyber-attacks on the European institutions, an improvement of the European Parliament’s IT security was to be expected. The report by Civil Liberties Committee Chair Claude Moraes on […]
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Stakeholders welcome the European Parliament’s Resolution in support of the Internet Governance Forum
We the undersigned, representing civil society and the Internet industry community in Europe: The need for renewal of the Internet Governance Forum’s mandate Welcome the European Parliament’s call for a renewal of the mandate of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and for the strengthening of its resources. Strongly support the call for the General Assembly of […]
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The Principles Week of Action: A world without mass surveillance
Between 15 and 19 September, several digital rights organisations, including EDRi and many of its members, will be celebrating the first anniversary of the 13 International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance. The Principles were first launched in the Palais des Nations in Geneva on 20 September 2013. Drawing on international law […]
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