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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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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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Freedom not Fear: High time for European (digital) civil rights
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Freiheit statt Angst: Hochsaison für (digitale) Bürgerrechte in Europa | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.18_Freiheit_statt_Angst_Hochsaison_fuer_digitale_Buergerrechte_in_Europa?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111004] European policy making has long been blind to the digital environment, ignoring the potentials of the Internet and the positive impact of the free flow of information in society. Over the last 10 years, an increasing number […]
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DigiNotar breach leads to grave security concerns
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [DigiNotar-Panne führt zu schwerwiegenden Sicherheitsbedenken | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_DigiNotar-Panne_fuehrt_zu_schwerwiegenden_Sicherheitsbedenken?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] A breach in the computer systems of Dutch certificate company Diginotar led to grave concerns regarding the security of internet users in Iran and Dutch government communications. On 2 September 2011, the Dutch government denounced their trust in certificates issued by […]
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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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EP committee supports the introduction of body scanners in EU airports
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EP-Ausschuss für die Einführung von Nacktscannern in Europa | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_EP-Ausschuss_unterstuetzt_Einfuehrung_von_Nacktscannern_an_europaeischen_Flughaefen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] To the dismay of liberal groups, the European Parliament’s Transport Committee decided on 31 August 2011 to back up the European Commission in the introduction of body scanners in EU airports. Although imposing certain conditions such as excluding […]
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ENDitorial: Abuse of Irish police databases
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Missbrauch der irischen Polizeidatenbanken | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.17_ENDitorial_Missbrauch_der_irischen_Polizeidatenbanken?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110907] In 2003, the then Minister for Justice, Michael McDowell, stated that he “knew that journalists were bribing gardaí (police)”. This was said in the context of proposed legislation which would create a crime of leaking information. Unfortunately, the intervening years seem […]
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German DPA asks for the removal of Facebook "like" button
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutscher Datenschützer fordert Entfernung des Facebook-“Like”-Buttons | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.16_Deutscher_Datenschuetzer_fordert_Entfernung_des_Facebook_Like_Buttons?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110901] Thilo Weichert, the German data protection commissioner from the Independent Center for Privacy Protection (ULD) – the Data Protection Authority (DPA) from the state of Schleswig-Holstein, on 19 August 2011 called on website owners in his north German state to […]
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Germany's salaries database bites the dust
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutsche Arbeitnehmerdatenbank ELENA beißt ins Gras | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.15_Deutsche_Arbeitnehmerdatenbank_ELENA_beisst_ins_Gras?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110801] The German government announced, in a press release on 18 July 2011, that it was going to abandon its central database and registration procedure for salaries, ELENA (“Elektronischer Entgeltnachweis”/ “electronic salary record”), as soon as possible. With this decision, German […]
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High level discussions on online tracking
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Hochrangige Diskussion über Online-Tracking | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.13_Hochrangige_Diskussionen_ueber_Online_Tracking?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110708] A meeting organised jointly by the University of Berkeley and the Institute for Information Law of the University of Amsterdam drew together an outstanding collection of international experts, NGOs and industry representatives to discuss online tracking protection and browsers. Information Society Commissioner […]
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Low level of protection for minor's privacy on social networks
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Soziale Netzwerke: Mangelnder Datenschutz für Kinder | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.13_Soziale_Netzwerke_Mangelnder_Datenschutz_fuer_Kinder?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110708] Most social networks fail to provide an appropriate level of protection for minors’ privacy says a report recently published by the European Commission on the implementation of “Safer Social Networking Principles for the EU”, a self-regulatory agreement brokered by the […]
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Irish "three strikes" system investigated by Data Protection Commissioner
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Datenschutzbehörde prüft irisches “Three-Strikes”-System | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.12_Datenschutzbehoerde_prueft_irisches_Three_Strikes_System?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110623] The Irish Data Protection Commissioner is investigating the Eircom / music industry three strikes system, a report in the Sunday Times has revealed. According to the story by Mark Tighe, predictions that Eircom would end up falsely accusing innocent users have now […]
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