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ENDitorial: EU DP Regulation Proposal: The French CNIL defends its turf
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: EU-Entwurf zur Datenschutzverordnung – Französische Datenschutzbehörde CNIL verteidigt ihr Revier | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.3_ENDitorial_EU-Entwurf_zur_Datenschutzverordnung_Franzoesische_Datenschutzbehoerde_CNIL_verteidigt_ihr_Revier?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120221] The French CNIL was one of the first national Data Protection Authority (DPA) to react to the publication, by the European Commission, of its Data Protection Framework Proposal on 25 January 2012. In a very […]
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Police frequently uses Silent SMS to locate suspects
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Polizei setzt häufig Stille SMS zur Ortung Verdächtiger ein | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.2_Polizei_setzt_haeufig_Stille_SMS_zur_Ortung_Verdaechtiger_ein] One issue that came out during the 28th Chaos Communication Congress held in Berlin between 27 and 30 December 2011, was the use of the so called “Silent SMS” by the police in Germany to track down […]
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ENDitorial: EDRi's initial comments on the Data Protection Regulation
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Erste EDRi-Stellungnahme zur Datenschutzverordnung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.2_ENDitorial_Erste_EDRi-Stellungnahme_zur_Datenschutzverordnung] EDRi welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a new data protection Regulation. Europe needs a comprehensive reform in order to ensure the protection of its citizens’ personal data and privacy, while enhancing legal certainty and competitiveness in a single digital market. […]
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US continue pushing on EU Commission against Data Protection proposals
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [USA macht weiter Druck auf EU-Kommission und gegen die geplante Datenschutzverordnung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.1_USA_macht_weiter_Druck_auf_EU-Kommission_und_gegen_geplante_Datenschutzverordnung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120127] The US Department of Commerce has circulated a second informal note with comments on the proposals for a data protection regulation and a directive on data protection in the field of law enforcement. This time, […]
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Researchers say smart meter technology is privacy intrusive
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Smart Metering: Forscher sehen Verletzung der Privatsphäre | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.1_Smart_Metering_Forscher_sehen_Verletzung_der_Privatsphaere?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120127] Two German researchers presented a talk entitled “Smart Hacking for Privacy” at the 28th Chaos Computing Congress that took place between 27 and 30 December 2011, on the privacy implications of “smart” electricity meters. These devices, installed in homes, […]
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US lobbying against draft Data Protection Regulation
Right at the end of the inter-service consultation process in the European Commission (the almost final step before a legislative proposal is launched), the United States Department of Commerce launched a significant lobbying campaign against the leaked draft proposal for a Data Protection Regulation. The campaign included high-level phone calls from senior figures in the […]
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Transatlantic data privacy in debate at Privacy Conference
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Datenschutzkonferenz: Debatte über einen transatlantischen Datenschutz | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.24_Datenschutzkonferenz_Debatte_ueber_den_transatlantischen_Datenschutz?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111218] The 2nd edition of the Annual European Data Protection and Privacy Conference took place on 6 December 2011, mostly featuring speakers pulled from its corporate sponsors, although it also included a few key European institutions’ representatives and data protection officials. […]
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Brief overview of the leaked EU Data Protection Regulation
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Ein Überblick über die geleakte EU-Datenschutzverordnung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.24_Ein_Ueberblick_ueber_die_geleakte_EU-Datenschutzverordnung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111218] Last week, Europe was able to get a first glance at the “General Data Protection Regulation” thanks to a leak by Statewatch. It is due to be officially published on 25 January 2012 and will repeal the outdated Data Protection […]
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UK: Medical records in the open data programme?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [GB: Medizinische Daten im „Open Data“-Programm? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.24_GB_Medizinische_Daten_im_Open_Data-Programm?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111218] British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that, under his “open data” programme, all UK medical records will in future be made available to researchers in both academia and the pharmaceutical industry, unless patients opt out. They will be “anonymised”; at […]
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EU-US summit joint statement ignores European civil rights
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EU-US Gipfel: Gemeinsame Erklärung missachtet Europäische Bürgerrechte | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.23_EU-US-Gipfel_Gemeinsame_Erklaerung_missachtet_Europaeische_Buergerrechte?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111130] A common statement issued at the EU-US summit that took place on 28 November 2011 at the White House in Washington included several aspects with direct impact on digital civil rights that shows the US have succeeded again in […]
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Two years into the Stockholm Programme: on the way to e-Fortress Europe?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Zwei Jahre Stockholm Programm: Europa auf dem Weg zu einer elektronischen Festung? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.23_Zwei_Jahre_Stockholmer_Programm_Europa_auf_dem_Weg_zu_einer_elektronischen_Festung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111130] It has been two years now since the Stockholm Programme – a 5-year plan for Justice and Home Affairs – was adopted. On 24 November 2011, an experts’ and activists’ round table, organised in […]
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US court allows access to world-wide Twitter accounts data
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [US-Gericht verlangt weltweiten Zugriff auf Twitter Benutzerdaten | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_US_Gericht_verlangt_weltweit_Zugriff_auf_Twitter_Benutzerdaten?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] A US judge decided on 10 November 2011 that Twitter had to release to the US authorities data on the Twitter accounts of people involved in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange case investigated by the US Justice Department. The Twitter […]
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