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Dutch University sued to stop publishing research on chip technology
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has sued the Dutch Computer Security Group of Radboud University in Nijmege in order to stop the publication of research results showing security flaws in NXP’s Mifare Classic wireless smart cards used in transit and building entry systems around the world. The technology […]
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Social networking sites might be regulated in EU
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 27 May 2008, the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) called for new legislation that would regulate social networking sites. ENISA, which was created in 2004 to oversee online security measures in the 27 EU countries, issued a preliminary report of its General Report in […]
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UK government loses personal data on 25 million citizens
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) British Prime Minister Gordon Brown had had to apologise to Parliament after two computer discs containing the personal data of 25 million citizens were lost in the post. The disks contained the database on child benefit – a welfare payment made to the families of all children […]
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Human Rights in the Information Society – rediscover the proportionality
On 13-14 September 2007 the French Commission for UNESCO, UNESCO and the Council of Europe organised the conference “Ethics and Human Rights in the Information Society” in Strasbourg, to which EDRi was invited to contribute. This conference was the third in a cycle of regional conferences on the ethical dimensions of the information society, which […]
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UK Government asks for the encryption keys
The UK Home Office is planning to implement Part 3 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA). That would allow the police forces to ask for the disclosure of encryption keys, or force suspects to decrypt encrypted data. RIPA was promoted in 2000, but until now the officials have not implement Part 3. There […]
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Commission progress report on electronic signatures
A new progress report by the European Commission on the evolution of the electronic signatures in the European Union was made public on 17 March 2006. The report highlights the low usage of the qualified electronic signatures by European businesses and citizens. The report focuses on the “Directive on a Community framework for electronic signatures” […]
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Recommended reading: Security Policies in Europe
Current trends in ICT-based public security policies in Europe show a systematic, generalized and global use of control and surveillance technologies. This leads to implementing irreversible technical standards, to long term structuring of an economic sector, to durably established social behaviours, as well as, more globally, to questioning fundamental aspects of the rule of law. […]
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Civil Society Tunis declaration
APC, the association for progressive communication, reports on the civil society press conference on 18 November. Civil society representatives from all continents lined up on a panel to deliver a stark closing statement. The civil society statement was not finalised, but four points are addressed: internet governance, human rights, financing and development, and follow-up. The […]
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New Dutch database to create lifetime record for every baby
The Dutch ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport plans to introduce a new electronic file on every new-born, starting in January 2007. The file will contain information about the child, the family situation and its surroundings, later adding educational data, information from social workers and possible police records. The file will be principally maintained by […]
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New EDRI initiative on e-voting
European Digital Rights has opened a new open mailinglist on e-voting. Anybody interested in contributing knowledge on this matter is kindly invited to subscribe and share information with experts from all over Europe. The discussion is focussed on developments in Europe, and can be both political as well as technical. Subscribe to the EDRI-voting mailinglist […]
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Another Italian community server violated?
After the recent discovery that the Italian Autistici/Inventati server had been seized by the Italian police and a backdoor had been probably installed to allow for easier monitoring of all communication going through it, looks like another Italian community server could have endured the same fate. On Monday 27 June 2005, two members of FLUG […]
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Police backdoor discovered in Italian alternative server
On 21 June 2005 the Italian collective Austistici/Inventati discovered a major police backdoor in their server. The server hosts a large number of websites, mailboxes, mailing lists and Internet services for NGOs, grassroots activists and public interest associations. The backdoor was installed over a year ago, on 15 June 2004 by the Italian “Polizia Postale” […]
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