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Privacy International complaint about GMail
EDRI member Privacy International has filed complaints about Google’s proposed new Gmail service with privacy and data protection regulators in 17 countries in Europe, Canada and Australia. The complaint identifies a large number of possible breaches of EU law. These include: stability of the contract, security of data, interception and disclosure of content, subject control […]
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EU Commission wants to RFID everything
EU COMMISSION WANTS TO RFID EVERYTHING The European Commission considers it to be part of the Lisbon Strategy – and therefore a top priority – ‘to have smart dust and tag everything’ with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The point was made by Rosalie Zobel, Director of the Information Society Technologies (IST) programme at the Commission, […]
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France to implement 1995 Privacy Directive
On 29 April 2004 the French National Assembly will examine in second reading the draft law implementing the 1995 Directive on the protection of privacy and personal data. The transposition process started in July 2001 under the previous government. France is the last EU country where the implementation has not been completed, far beyond the […]
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Online map of cameras in Zürich, Switzerland
The organising committee of the Big Brother Awards Switzerland has published a map of more than 70 video surveillance cameras in a city district of Zurich (Switzerland). The map was presented on the occasion of a public camera-spotting walk on 10 April 2004, that was organised as part of the annual ‘Spring surveillance’ events. Most […]
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NGOs call for halt to biometric passports
Over forty non-governmental organisations from around the world signed an open letter to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on 30 March 2004. Privacy International (an EDRI member) and the American Civil Liberties Union wrote the letter calling on the ICAO to reconsider its standards-setting on biometric travel documents. The ICAO proposes that all passports […]
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GMail raises concerns
An international coalition of privacy and civil liberty organisations have signed an open letter to Google urging the company to suspend its Gmail service until the privacy issues are adequately addressed. EDRI-members Privacy International, FIPR and Bits of Freedom have signed the letter. Gmail is a free web-mail service that will scan the contents of […]
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EU project on privacy and identity management
On 1 March 2004 the EU launched a new 4-year project on privacy and identity management. Its objective is the research and development of solutions to empower individuals in managing their privacy in cyberspace. The Commission contributes a budget of 10 million euro. Following a longtime focus on privacy enhancing technologies, the Commission feels that […]
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Recommended reading: Genetic data
The Article 29 Data Protection Working Party has adopted a working document on genetic data. The technical progress which science has made over recent years in the field of genetic research has given rise to new data protection questions and concerns in relation to the significance and impact of genetic tests and the processing of […]
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European Parliament slams EU-USA agreement on passenger data
The European Parliament has rejected the existing ‘agreement’ between the USA and the EU on the transfer of airline passenger data. During a plenary session on 31 March Parliament adopted a resolution prepared by MEP Johanna Boogerd-Quaak. The resolution calls upon EU Member States to require airlines and travel agencies to obtain passengers’ consent for […]
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New EU plans for mandatory data retention
EDRI has obtained a confidential draft declaration on fighting terrorism for the EU Spring Summit, which will be held in Brussels on 25 and 26 March. The draft plans mandatory data retention of communications traffic data by service providers. *Draft declaration on combating terrorism (PDF, 154 KB) *Commission paper to the Council on Terrorism providing […]
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New EU plans for mandatory data retention
EDRI has obtained secret documents in preparation of a Declaration against Terrorism that will be published during the Spring Summit of EU heads of state. The draft from the Irish presidency specifically mentions the need to prioritise mandatory data retention for GSM and internet providers. The Commission input for the Summit, issued a few days […]
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Entry into force of Convention on Cybercrime
The Council of Europe’s Convention on Cybercrime will enter into force on 1 July 2004, following its ratification by Lithuania. The convention requires at least 5 CoE members to ratify. Previously Albania, Croatia, Estonia and Hungary have done so. The convention’s aim is to develop a common criminal policy on cybercrime by promoting international co-operation […]
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