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Updates on Visa Information System Regulation
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) An updated version of the Regulation on the Visa Information System (VIS) published by Statewatch reveals that only random checks might be carried out, if there are too many people waiting. As already presented in EDRi-gram, the legislative package on the Visa Information System that included the […]
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Update on Cybercrime Treaty
Last month, Denmark signed the Council of Europe Cybercrime Convention. Now all 15 EU States have signed it, but only two two countries (Albania and Croatia) have ratified it. The Convention needs five ratifications before it comes into force. On 7 November 2002, an additional protocol on racism was adopted by the Council of Europe’s […]
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EDPS wants data protection considered by EU research projects
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) wants privacy and data protection requirements to be considered in the future EU research and technological development (RTD) projects, especially those developing information and communication technologies. The EDPS’ main role is to monitor EU developments which have an impact […]
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EDPS endorses data breach notification provision in ePrivacy Directive
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has issued his opinion on the new draft text of the Directive on Privacy and Electronic Communications (ePrivacy Directive) as proposed by the European Commission. One of the important changes supported by the EDPS with the new text is the creation […]
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ENDitorial: CoE – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The 9th meeting of the Council of Europe (CoE) group of specialists on Human Rights in the Information Society (MC-S-IS) was held in Strasbourg from 31 March to 2 April 2008. At the same time, on 1-2 April, another division of the CoE was holding in a […]
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Google completes the DoubleClick deal after EC clears the acquisition
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Commission (EC) announced on 11 March 2008 that it has cleared the Google-DoubleClick deal after its investigation made according with the EU Merger Regulation. The decision of the EC considered that “found that Google and DoubleClick were not exerting major competitive constraints on each other’s […]
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ENDitorial: The battle for Sound Copyright
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Commissioner Charlie McCreevy’s announcement in February 2008 that he proposes to nearly double the term of copyright protection for sound recordings from 50 to 95 years came as a shock to UK digital rights campaigners. Back in 2006, here in the UK, the case against copyright term […]
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European Commission closes enquiry on Apple
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The European Commission (EC) has closed the enquiry against Apple for charging more UK users than other EU users for downloads of its iTunes music, following the company announcement on 9 January 2008 that it will reduce download prices for UK within 6 months to align them […]
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The broadcasting treaty resuscitated by the Council of Europe
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Pending the approval of its Committee of Ministers, the Council of Europe will try to promote a new broadcasting international document, building on the failed convention for the protection of broadcasting signals of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). As WIPO’s 184 members have failed in agreeing […]
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Opera complains to the EC on Microsoft's Internet Explorer
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) As a result of a complaint made by the Norwegian web browser developer Opera Software ASA, the European Commission will examine under the antitrust regulation Microsoft’s abuse in distributing the browser Internet Explorer with the Windows operating system. Opera Software states that Microsoft does not follow accepted […]
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Creative content online – main topic in new EC documents
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A new policy paper drafted by the European Commission (EC) shows its intention to promote new measures to fight against illegal file-sharing, taking as a positive example the French agreement between ISPs and the record industries already presented in EDRI-gram. The policy paper obtained by EurActiv and […]
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RFID and Informed Consent – Using and removing of RFID functionality
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Following the the EDRi statements on RFID Privacy Issues and RFID Security Issues published earlier this year, EDRi recently contributed with a third written statement to the European Commission’s RFID Expert Group focusing on RFID and Informed Consent. In this paper, EDRi deals with the possibilities of […]
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