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Award Ceremony of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Preisverleihung des European Civil Society Data Protection Award | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1682] WHERE: The award ceremony will take place on 28 January 2010 at the Kaaitheater (20 square Sainctelette 1000 Bruxelles) WHEN: during a Pecha Kucha (a series of 13 presentations that each last 6 minutes). The Pecha Kucha event […]
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EDRi position on data protection
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRis Standpunkt zum Datenschutz | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1645] EDRi submitted a response to the consultation on the legal framework for the fundamental right to protection of personal data. The response, which was sent on 23 December, sets out the challenges to the existing data protection framework and offers recommendations to […]
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EU considers full body screening in airports
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Die EU denkt über Ganzkörperscanner an Flughäfen nach | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1646] On 7 January 2010, a discussion tool place in Brussels on the necessity of introducing full-body scanners in European airports. Some of the European countries such as Italy, UK and The Netherlands had already announced their intention to […]
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An Irish law for a DNA Database
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Irisches Gesetz für eine DNA-Datenbank | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1649] The Irish Government has announced that it will publish legislation this week to set up a national DNA database. The Bill follows a 2005 Report of the Law Reform Commission on Establishment of a DNA Database but was delayed by the […]
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European Civil Society Data Protection Award launched by AEDH and EDRi
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [AEDH und EDRi rufen den “European Civil Society Data Protection Award” ins Leben| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1626] AEDH (European Association for the Defence of Human rights) and EDRi (European Digital Rights) is launching the first edition of the European Civil Society Data Protection Award (ECSDPA). The prize aims at rewarding positive […]
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EDPS worries about extended powers of agency running EC databases
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Datenschutzbeauftragter sorgt sich um erweiterte Befugnisse der Agentur, die Datenbanken der Kommission betreibt| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1631] Although not opposed to the creation by the European Commission of a security agency that would be in charge of EU visa and asylum databases, EDPS Peter Hustinx issued an opinion on 7 December […]
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Stockholm programme adopted by the European Parliament
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Europäisches Parlament nimmt Stockholmer Programm an| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1610] After six months of preparation, the European Union has almost reached agreement (somewhat behind schedule) on its 5-year plan for policy in the area of “freedom, security and justice”, better known as the “Stockholm Programme”. Discussions on this proposal took place […]
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Legal Complaints and Petition Against Second French "Horror Database"
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Rechtliche Klagen und Petition gegen zweite französische „Horror-Datenbank“| http://www.unwatched.org/node/1611] The French coalition of groups, associations, trade unions and political parties from the opposition is making it clear after its first successful ‘No to EDVIGE’ in 2008 led to the withdrawal of the EDVIGE intelligence database by the French […]
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UK Home Office steps back in the project to intercept communications
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Britisches Innenministerium tritt vom Projekt zur Abhörung von Anschlüssen zurück | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1585] The Home Office’s plan (known as the Interception Modernisation Programme) to put under surveillance everyone’s email, mobile phone, text and Internet communications has been put on hold, following the outcomes of a consultation launched in April […]
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Commission Workshop on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Workshop der Kommission über datenschutzfreundliche Technologien | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1587] The European Commission held a workshop on Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) on 12 November 2009. The event was supposed to be on the interim report from London Economics on the economic impact of PETs but ended up by being considerably […]
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Bank Data Transfer to US about to be stopped
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bankdatentransfer an die USA kurz vor dem Abbruch | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1588] The Swedish EU presidency and the United States government have finalized a draft agreement on bank data transfer for anti-terrorism purposes in mid-November. While the negotiations over the so-called “SWIFT agreement” were held exclusively behind closed doors, the […]
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Freedom of expression vs right to be forgotten?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung vs. das Recht vergessen zu werden? | http://www.unwatched.org/node/1589] A cease and desist letter sent by a Germany law firm to the English Wikipedia asked for a name to be removed from several articles. The law firm is representing a convicted murderer, released on […]
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