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EU interim technical supervisor for EU-US Swift Agreement
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Einstweilige technische Aufsicht für EU-US SWIFT Abkommen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2129] As on 1 August 2010 the so-called Swift agreement allowing EU citizens’ bank data to be transferred to US is to come into force, the European Commission will appoint an interim “technical” supervisor to oversee the searches of US […]
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SWIFT agreement adopted by the European Parliament
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament stimmt SWIFT-Abkommen zu | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2059] The European Parliament has adopted the so-called SWIFT agreement on 8 July 2010 allowing sharing EU citizens’ bank data with the US authorities, but failing to stick to its initial position on privacy safeguards from February 2010. The text was adopted […]
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Facebook faces serious fines in Germany
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Auf Facebook warten in Deutschland hohe Geldstrafen | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2065] The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information John Caspar has launched legal proceedings against the operator of the social network Facebook for illegally accessing and saving personal data of people who don’t use the respective social […]
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Yahoo is not bound to give personal data to Belgian authorities
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Yahoo muss belgischen Behörden keine personenbezogenen Daten übergeben | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2066] The Belgian Court of Appeal of Gand ruled on 30 June 2010 that Yahoo was not obliged to hand over personal data of its users to the Belgian authorities, in a case where the first instance had issued […]
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ENDitorial: French biometric passport: case still pending after 2 years
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Beschwerde gegen französische Biometrie-Pässe nach 2 Jahren immer noch anhängig | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2067] It took more than two years after the complaint against the French biometric passport was filed to have the conclusions of the “public rapporteur” publicly presented at the Conseil d’Etat (French highest administrative Court), on […]
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FAQ 2.0 on SWIFT Agreement
Frequently Asked Questions on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program / “SWIFT” Agreement European Digital Rights has prepared a “frequently asked questions” document to explain the changes between the SWIFT agreement previously rejected by the European Parliament and the current text under discussion. Q: Does the agreement meet the criteria set by Parliament in its resolutions […]
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Same privacy concerns for the new SWIFT treaty
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neues SWIFT-Abkommen: wieder die selben Privatsphäre-Bedenken | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2032] The agreement between the EU and USA on the transfer of bank data through SWIFT was signed on 28 June 2010 after the Spanish Presidency of the Council of Ministers has accepted some of the changes on the text proposed […]
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Macedonia: Civil society calls for the respect of privacy
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Mazedonien: Zivilgesellschaft fordert Respekt vor Privatsphäre | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2002] On 11 June 2010, fifteen Macedonian civil society organizations reacted to the threats to privacy and democracy contained in the Draft Law amending the Law on Electronic Communications, calling for the withdrawal of the text from parliamentary procedure. The call […]
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ENDitorial: New coalition's U-turn on privacy in UK
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Kehrtwende der neuen britischen Koalition | http://www.unwatched.org/node/2006] The coalition Government plans to keep the Summary Care Record, despite pre-election pledges by both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats to rip up the system – which is not compliant with the I v Finland judgement of the European […]
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New SWIFT agreement as bad as the rejected one
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neues SWIFT-Abkommen so schlecht wie das alte | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1998] The EU Commission adopted on 15 June 2010 the new agreement with the US Department of Treasury (DoT) on the transfer of data to the DoT’s Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP), informally called “SWIFT agreement” because it relies on […]
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Article 29 WP asks more data protection from search engine operators
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Artikel 29-Gruppe fordert mehr Datenschutz von Suchmaschinenbetreibern | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1967] In a letter addressed to the three big IT companies Google, Yahoo and Microsoft on 26 May 2010, the EU independent group of privacy regulators Article 29 Working Party (WP29) shows concerns related to data protection issues and urges […]
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EC negotiation mandate for EU-US personal data protection agreement
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EK-Verhandlungsmandat für Datenschutzabkommen zwischen der EU und den USA | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1971] On 26 May 2010, the European Commission (EC) announced having drafted a mandate for the negotiation of a data protection agreement with the US in view of ensuring a high level of protection of personal information, such […]
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