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25 April: Citizens stripped by EU Parliament proposals warns civil rights coalition
The coalition warns that proposals in the EU Parliament could strip citizens of their privacy rights A coalition of civil rights organizations is holding a press conference on 25 April at 11am to urgently draw attention to a report which shows the current danger to EU data protection. The coalition is worried that data protection […]
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Facebook-funded “child protection” event turns into privacy bashing
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Facebooks „Kinderschutz“-Veranstaltung führt zur Demontage des Datenschutzes | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.8_Facebooks_Kinderschutz-Veranstaltung_fuehrt_zur_Demontage_des_Datenschutzes?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130424] On 11 April 2013, a conference on the global fight against online child sexual abuse content took place at the European Parliament. It was organised by the Internet Watch Foundation, with the support of Facebook. The topic was the […]
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Privacy campaign materials
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Materialien zur Datenschutz-Kampagne | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.7_Materialien_zur_Datenschutz-Kampagne?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130410] There are countless half-truths and misconceptions spreading about the proposed data protection reform. EDRi has therefore decided to produce a broad range of materials about the most worrying problems. The mythbusting series seeks to correct the many myths surrounding this legislative reform. The […]
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Self-regulation: Irish police database – “some sort of social media”
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Selbstregulierung: Irische Polizeidatenbank – quasi ein “soziales Netzwerk” | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.7_Selbstregulierung_Irische_Polizeidatenbank_quasi_ein_soziales_Netzwerk?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130410] Alan Shatter, the Irish Minister of Justice, has demanded an end to the abuse of the PULSE police database. In a sharply worded speech to the Association of Garda [Irish police] Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) conference, he said […]
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European consumers attitudes on privacy
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Einstellung europäischer Verbraucher zum Datenschutz | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.7_Einstellung_europaeischer_Verbraucher_zum_Datenschutz?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130410] Some interesting results from a quantitative and qualitative analysis made by the EU-funded CONSENT project to find out about the consumers’ attitudes awareness of privacy issues online and service providers’ practices were presented at the final conference of the project, that […]
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CryptoParty in Brussels
The protection of personal data is a trending topic – not only on the political scene in Brussels but also as a result of CryptoParties, which have become a decentralised global movement in past months. Protecting our data, information and privacy is of vital importance, particularly on the internet. We always try to ensure adequate […]
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ENDitorial: Germany sees a "septimana horribilis" in Net politics
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Eine Woche des Schreckens für die deutsche Netzpolitik | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.6_ENDitorial_Eine_Woche_des_Schreckens_fuer_die_deutsche_Netzpolitik?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130327] In Germany, political developments in the last week have been perceived as a frustrating defeat by the “Internet community”, as three legislative measures that had been heavily criticised (and ridiculed) have progressed in the Parliament. On 20 […]
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Parliament Legal Affairs Committee adopts improved position on privacy legislation
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) has adopted its Opinion on the Data Protection Regulation. Even though the adopted text has fatal flaws, it represents a significant improvement compared with the Opinions adopted in other committees. Despite the avalanche of lobbying by a section of industry, business associations, “SME associations” funded by big business, […]
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Parliament Legal Affairs Committee adopts improved position on privacy legislation
The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) has adopted its Opinion on the Data Protection Regulation. Even though the adopted text has fatal flaws, it represents a significant improvement compared with the Opinions adopted in other committees. Despite the avalanche of lobbying by a section of industry, business associations, “SME associations” funded by big business, […]
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Article 29 WP takes the next step in its Google investigation
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Artikel 29 Gruppe setzt nächsten Ermittlungsschritt in Sachen Google | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.5_Artikel_29_Gruppe_setzt_naechsten_Ermittlungsschritt_in_Sachen_Google?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130319] In October 2012, Article 29 Working Party (representing the data protection authorities (DPAs) of the EU member states) made recommendations to Google to solve certain deficiencies regarding its privacy policy. Now the group believes that the company […]
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Most Internet users would use DNT settings if easily available
According to a survey by IT service analysts Ovum, 68% of the Internet users would use “do-not-track” (DNT) settings to restrict the use of their personal data, if such a tool was “easily available”. Websites and third-parties, such as advertisers, may record Internet users’ behaviour in order to serve targeted, personalised ads. Such user-specific data […]
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US privacy groups believe US officials lobby to weaken EU privacy
A coalition of 18 US privacy groups sent a letter on 30 January 2013 to US politicians such as the Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of State John Kerry and the Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank, asking for assurances that US policy makers in Europe “advance the aim of privacy” and do not hinder […]
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