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WCIT: what happened and what it means for the Internet
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [WCIT: Was passiert ist und was es für das Internet bedeutet | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.24_WCIT_Was_passiert_ist_und_was_es_fuer_das_Internet_bedeutet?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121219] After two weeks of intensive negotiations, the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) adopted the revised International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs), a controversial treaty, which has been viewed by many as an attempt by the International […]
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Privacy rights as a global challenge
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Datenschutz als globale Herausforderung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.21_Datenschutz_als_globale_Herausforderung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121107] With more than 100 on-site participants and almost 4000 remote attendees through the live webcast, the 2012 Public Voice Conference was, this year again, a full success. The 2012 edition was held on 22 October 2012 in Punta del Este, Uruguay, in […]
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Lawless, unproven filtering and blocking of content as “best practice”
On Monday of next week (29 October, 2012), the European Union and the United States will have a “summit” (draft agenda) on “Exchange of Best Practices for Child Protection Online”. In the course of that meeting, the question of measures to prevent “re-uploading of the content” will be discussed. Both the European Commission and the […]
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ENDitorial: The ETNO's WCIT proposals are not as bad as some say
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Der WCIT-Vorschlag der ETNO ist nicht so schlimm wie manche sagen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.19_ENDitorial_Der_WCIT-Vorschlag_der_ETNO_ist_nicht_so_schlimm_wie_manche_sagen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20121010] Many people have criticised the ETNO’s proposals for the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), arguing that these would significantly damage net neutrality. These criticisms are not entirely correct – because ETNO’s proposals are […]
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Some governments want more control over the Internet via ITU
There has lately been controversy over proposals made by several countries, such as Russia and China, to give more control over the Internet to the UN International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Key functions of the internet as naming, numbering, addressing and identification are now carried out by ICANN, based in the US independent IANA, and national […]
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Prague ICANN meeting to discuss Whois data
An ICANN meeting will be held in Prague between 24-29 June 2012, where issues and topics impacting users, consumers and registrants, like whois access and the extension of domain space with ongoing new gTLD program, will be discussed. As a reminder, ICANN is an Internet governing body managing mainly IP addressing and domain names and […]
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Civil Society concerns over Internet regulation and ITU
With the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) to take place during 3-14 December 2012 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and the World Summit on the Information Society Forum (WSIS) 2012 having taken place in Geneva between 14-18 May 2012, a large group of human rights advocates, freedom of expression groups, academics and organisations of […]
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EDRi supports protests against US blacklist legislation
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi unterstützt die Proteste gegen US-Netzsperrengesetze | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.1_EDRi_unterstuetzt_Proteste_gegen_US-Netzsperrengesetze?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120127] EDRi supports today’s black-out campaign against SOPA and PIPA and endorses the positions of the human rights international community in criticizing the two draft normative acts from US. Human rights community speaks out on PROTECT IP Act (16.01.2012) https://www.accessnow.org/policy-activism/press-blog/human-rights-community-speaks-out-on-protect-ip-act Human […]
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Dutch Parliament: no discussions on ACTA if negotiations are still secret
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ACTA: Niederländisches Parlament lehnt geheime Verhandlungen ab | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.23_ACTA_Niederlaendisches_Parlament_lehnt_geheime_Verhandlungen_ab?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111130] ACTA is creating quite some noise, not only internationally but also domestically. National Parliaments, including the Dutch Parliament, will have to decide whether they will approve ACTA or not. In order to correctly assess the implications of ACTA, the […]
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33rd International DPA Conference in Mexico City
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [33. Internationale Datenschutz Konferenz in Mexico City | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_33_Internationale_Datenschutzkonferenz_in_Mexico_City?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] The 33rd International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners was held in Mexico City, on 2-3 November 2011, hosted by IFAI (The Mexican Federal Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection). This year theme, “Privacy, the Global […]
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US court allows access to world-wide Twitter accounts data
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [US-Gericht verlangt weltweiten Zugriff auf Twitter Benutzerdaten | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_US_Gericht_verlangt_weltweit_Zugriff_auf_Twitter_Benutzerdaten?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] A US judge decided on 10 November 2011 that Twitter had to release to the US authorities data on the Twitter accounts of people involved in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange case investigated by the US Justice Department. The Twitter […]
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2011 Public Voice Civil Society Conference: "Privacy is Freedom"
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [2011 Public Voice Konferenz der Zivilgesellschaft: “Privacy is Freedom” | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_2011_Public_Voice_Konferenz_der_Zivilgesellschaft?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] The Public Voice meeting that took place on 31 October 2011 in Mexico City began with a discussion of the 2009 Madrid declarations (both those from DPAs and civil society). Most participants felt there had been little […]
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