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Press release: EDRi and FREE urge European Parliament to bring an end to lawless surveillance
Civil society groups European Digital Rights (EDRi) and the Fundamental Rights European Experts Group (FREE) have demanded an end to lawless spying on individuals around the globe. At a meeting with the Chair of the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee today, the two groups handed over a document (pdf) containing detailed analysis of the current […]
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EU privacy watchdog still displeased with online behavioural advertising
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Verhaltensorientierte Online-Werbung: EU-Datenschützer weiterhin unzufrieden | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_Verhaltensorientierte_Online_Werbung_EU-Datenschuetzer_unzufrieden?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] In a letter sent to IAB Europe and European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA), Article 29 Working Party (WP) made some observations regarding the self-regulatory framework for online behavioural advertising. The WP considers that the companies having signed the self-regulatory code may […]
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EU countries to explain lack of implementation of the Telecoms Package
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU-Staaten müssen sich für bisherige Nicht-Umsetzung der EU-Telekommunikationsvorschriften rechtfertigen | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.15_EU-Staaten_muessen_sich_fuer_Nicht-Umsetzung_der_EU-Telekommunikationsvorschriften_rechtfertigen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110801] The European Commission has sent letters of formal notice requesting information from 20 EU countries regarding the reasons why they have not yet fully implemented the EU Telecoms Package. The EU member states were supposed to produce […]
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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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Article 29 WP issues opinion on cookies in the new ePrivacy Directive
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Artikel 29 Datenschutzgruppe zu Cookies in der neuen ePrivacy-Richtlinie | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2035] The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party (WP) representing the European data protection authorities published on 24 June an opinion clarifying the application of the data protection rules in online behavioural advertising, with a focus on the […]
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Bits of Freedom starts campaign for data breach notification law
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bits of Freedom startet Kampagne für Benachrichtigungspflicht bei Datenschutzverletzungen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1701] The Dutch digital rights organisation Bits of Freedom started a campaign for the introduction of a data breach notification law in The Netherlands. A data breach notification obligation on telecom providers is already to be implemented on […]
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EDPS Seminar: Responding to data breaches
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Seminar des Europäischen Datenschutzbeauftragten: Reaktion auf Datenverletzungen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1590] On 23 October 2009 the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) organised a seminar on security breaches. The three sessions focussed on the prevention, the management and the reporting of data […]
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The European Commission calls for online privacy protection measures
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Europäische Kommission fordert online-Schutzmaßnahmen für die Privatsphäre | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1557] Macedonian: [Европската комисија апелира за мерки… | http://www.metamorphosis.org.mk/edri/evropskata-komisija-apelira-za-merki-za-zashtita-na-privatnosta-na-internet.html] On 8 October 2009 the European Commission (EC) repeated its call to all EU member states to increase their efforts in dealing with online privacy threats to the public, such […]
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Civil society coalition discuss global privacy standards
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Koalition der Zivilgesellschaft diskutiert globale Standards im Datenschutz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1530] The Public Voice, the largest worldwide civil society coalition where EDRi is a an active member, will discuss “Global Privacy Standards in a Global World” during its conference on 3 November 2009 in Madrid, Spain, to be held […]
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Article 29 Working Party on online social networking
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Der Arbeitskreis Artikel 29 äußert sich zu Social Networking| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1449] Article 29 Working Party issued on 22 June 2009 an opinion on how European privacy laws affect social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace. The opinion states the social networking sites should be responsible for the compliance […]
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The telecoms ministers rejected the telecom package as adopted by the EP
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die Telekomminister lehnen das Telekompaket in der vom EP angenommenen Form ab | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1432] The European Commission continues to pressure the Council and the new European Parliament to rapidly adopt the telecoms package without a proper scrutiny of the law or any consideration of the implications of Amendment […]
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EP limits data breach notification
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament schränkt Meldungen von Datenverstößen ein | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1399] The modification of the Privacy and Electronic Communication directive voted by the European Parliament (EP) on 6 May 2009, as part of second reading of the telecom package, limits the data breach notification only to the electronic communications service […]
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