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June 15, 2011 · Blogs

UK: The Home Office's Prevent Strategy includes Internet filtering

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Filterung des Internets als Teil der britischen Präventionsstrategie | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.12_Internetfilter_als_Teil_der_britischen_Praeventionsstrategie?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110623] The UK Home Office has recently published its new version of the Prevent Strategy aimed at countering terrorism, which includes worrying suggestions about the necessity of Internet filtering. Besides the fact that one can read in the Prevent […]

June 15, 2011 · Blogs

ENDitorial: Hello CIRCAMP web blocking, goodbye democracy

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Hallo CIRCAMP-Netzsperren, Tschüss Demokratie | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.12_ENDitorial_Hallo_CIRCAMP-Netzsperren_Tschuess_Demokratie?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110623] Late in 2010, with the issue of web blocking still being discussed in the European Parliament, the European Commission decided, with complete disregard for the outcome of the democratic process on this issue, to invest a further 324 059 Euro in […]

June 3, 2011 · Blogs

Press Statement: UN voices concern about online censorship

UN voices concern about online censorship State and private interests are increasingly restricting the free flow of information on the Internet, according to a report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council this week by Frank La Rue, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression. The […]

June 1, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.11, 1 June 2011

May 24, 2011 · Blogs

Commission plans to present flawed, illegal PNR proposal as "fait accompli"

Last week, DG HOME of the European Commission internally distributed a copy of the upcoming Passenger Name Record(PNR) agreement with the United States. The purpose of the text is to agree terms for sending air traveller data to the USA for the purpose of profiling citizens as a method of fighting crime. DG HOME presented […]

May 24, 2011 · Blogs

Press release on EU IPR Strategy

European IP policy is crippling the European digital economy Brussels — European policy makers are strangling the digital economy, hurting consumers and putting Europeans’ fundamental rights at risk, according to a report into the failures of IP policy making in Europe. The report, by European Digital Rights, sets out how the EU has been making […]

May 18, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.10, 18 May 2011

May 12, 2011 · Blogs

Virtual Schengen documents released by EU Council

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Neues zur “Virtuellen Schengen Grenze” | http://www.unwatched.org/20110513_Neues_zur_Virtuellen_Schengen_Grenze] The Council of the European Union has released the controversial presentation on a “virtual Schengen border” – the proposal to create a “Chinese wall” around the Internet in Europe. The proposal was discussed by the Council in February. The documents were […]

May 4, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.9, 4 May 2011

May 4, 2011 · Blogs

Don't use "crispy" on the Turkish Internet!

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Sag niemals “knusprig” im türkischen Internet! | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.9_Sag_niemals_knusprig_im_tuerkischen_Internet] The Turkish Telecommunication Communication Presidency (TIB) has reached an unprecedented level of censorship by recently banning 138 words and terms from the Internet, many of which being simple, every-day words. On 28 April 2011, TIB sent a notification to all […]

May 4, 2011 · Blogs

French Digital Council with no representative from Internet users

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Frankreichs Internet-Rat ohne Konsumentenvertreter | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.9_Franzoesischer_Internetrat_ohne_Vertretung_der_Internetnutzer] On 27 April 2011, French President Nicolas Sarkozy officially installed the National Digital Council (Conseil national du numérique – CNN) which is to advise the French government on digital issues. Among the 18 personalities belonging to the newly established body, there is […]

April 20, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.8, 20 April 2011