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Snooping law, "Lex Nokia", proceeding slowly but surely in Finland
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Earlier this year, in April, the Government of Finland presented a bill to the Parliament for an amendment to the Act on Data Protection of Electronic Communications. Raison d’être for the bill officially is that it would allow employers to investigate the log data of employees’ e-mails, […]
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Romania adopts data retention law
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Following the adoption of the draft law on data retention by the Chamber of Deputies on 4 November 2008, the Romanian President made the final step in adopting the law on 17 November. From now on, it is just a matter of time until the law will […]
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ENDitorial: The FRA Law – Sleepwalking into a Surveillance Society
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) New disclosures from researchers and electronic surveillance experts in an effort to explain the real impacts and implications of the FRA law. The Swedish Parliament passed controversial legislation last June, the so called FRA law. It seems that the MPs didn’t realise what they were voting for […]
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Some amendments of the EP voted Telecom package still worrying
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Some of the amendments passed by the European Parliament (EP) on the Telecom package are still worrying the civil rights groups, both on data retention and IP issues. Also, the fact that some amendments of the EP do not appear in the new document of the European […]
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International Action Day "Freedom not Fear" – 11.10.2008
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The first worldwide protests against surveillance measures such as the collection of all telecommunications data, the surveillance of air travellers and the biometric registration of citizens were held on 11 October 2008 under the motto “Freedom not Fear – Stop the surveillance mania!”. In at least 15 […]
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Freedom not Fear Prague: Do It Yourself Carnival burst in the city center
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 11 October 2008 Prague hosted the DIY Carnival which marched through the city centre in the name of the worldwide initiative “Freedom not Fear”. Starting with a concert of several music groups on the river island Stvanice, more than 1000 people wearing masks outnumbered crowds of […]
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International workshop in Budapest challenges data retention
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) 70 international experts and e-activists met in Budapest on Friday 19 September to discuss EU-wide policies on data retention and to develop strategies for defending and enhancing privacy. Hosted by the Center for Media and Communication Studies (CMCS) at the Central European University in Budapest, the workshop […]
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UK government goes on with its plan for data retention
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) UK government intends to oblige ISPs and telephone companies to keep Internet personal data traffic for at least 12 months and local, health authorities and lots of other public bodies are to be given access to details of everyone’s personal Internet information. On 15 August 2008, the […]
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Macedonia: Public outcry over new legislation for preventive surveillance
Several leading human rights NGOs from Macedonia issued a reaction to the Parliament and the Government of Republic of Macedonia on 24 June 2008, regarding the recent changes in the Law on Criminal Procedure and the Law on Interception of Communications, allowing special investigative measures (such as surveillance). The Foundation Open Society Institute – Macedonia, […]
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Serbian Telecom Agency publishes Internet traffic interception rules
Serbia’s Republic Agency for Telecommunications (RATEL) published on 21 July 2008 a document of Instructions for Technical Requirements for Subsystems, Devices, Hardware and Installation of Internet Networks. The document explains the technical requirements for authorized monitoring of some telecom services and provides a list of obligations for the telecom operators. According with the present text, […]
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Irish Human Rights Commission added to data retention challenge
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The High Court in Dublin has allowed the Irish Human Rights Commission to become a party to the data retention challenge being brought by Digital Rights Ireland. The Human Rights Commission, which is a state body, will be an amicus curiae (friend of the court) with the […]
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ECJ first hearing on data retention case
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 1 June 2008, the first hearing by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Ireland’s action for the annulment of the directive on data retention took place in Luxembourg. Ireland, later on joined by Slovakia, filed an action with ECJ against the European Council and Parliament […]
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