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April 20, 2011 · Blogs

European Commission's Net Neutrality report

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Bericht der Europäischen Kommission zur Netzneutralität | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Bericht_der_EU-Kommission_zur_Netzneutralitaet] The European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes presented on 19 April 2011 its report on net neutrality, which brings nothing significant to the table, except strengthening the “wait and see” approach already presented at the Net Neutrality Summit […]

April 20, 2011 · Blogs

French Parliament issues a positive report on Net Neutrality

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französisches Parlament veröffentlicht erfreulichen Bericht zur Netzneutralität | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.8_Franzoesisches_Parlament_veroeffentlicht_positiven_Bericht_zur_Netzneutralitaet] Last week, a trans-partisan/cross party parliamentary mission set up by the Economic Affairs committee of the French National Assembly released a report on Net Neutrality. After working on the report for more than five months and conducting dozens of […]

April 17, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi evaluation of data retention shows it has significant costs but no benefits

In advance of the European Commission the publication of its long overdue evaluation report on the Data Retention Directive, EDRi has published its own “shadow report”. This Directive currently requires long-term indiscriminate storage of records of every electronic communication of every person in the European Union. European Digital Rights (EDRi), concludes in a parallel ‘shadow […]

April 6, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.7, 6 April 2011

April 6, 2011 · Blogs

German Internet blocking law to be withdrawn

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Deutsches Netzsperren-Gesetz wird aufgehoben | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.7_Deutsche_Netzsperren_werden_aufgehoben] On 5 April 2011, Germany’s governing conservative and liberal parties agreed in a coalition committee meeting that the disputed law on Internet blocking of child abuse material (Zugangserschwerungsgesetz, ZugErschwG, “Access Impediment Act”) will be dropped. The law had been enacted by the […]

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

Loppsi 2 bill passes the French Constitutional Council test

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Loppsi 2 besteht Prüfung im Französischen Verfassungsrat | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Frankreich_Verfassungsrat_prueft_Loppsi2] On 10 March 2011, the French Constitutional Council issued its decision on the LOPPSI 2 law considering 13 of its articles as unconstitutional but ruling that the controversial article 4, allowing the censoring of the Internet under the pretext […]

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.6, 23 March 2011

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

French ISPs explain why blocking is wrong

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Französische ISPs erklären was an Netzsperren falsch ist | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Frankreich_ISPs_erklaeren_was_an_Netzsperren_falsch_ist] The French ISPs are being brought to court by ARJEL (the French online gambling regulation authority) in its attempt to obtain the blocking of access to the foreign online betting site 5Dimes. On 17 March 2011, the court […]

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

Net Neutrality debate kicks off in UK as ISPs propose transparency code

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Netzneutralität: Britische ISPs empfehlen Transparenzkodex | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Netzneutralitaetsdebatte_im_Vereinigten_K%C3%B6nigreich] Minister Ed Vaizey met with Internet service providers, Internet platforms and citizen groups including the EDRi-member Open Rights Group on 16 March 2011 to discuss network discrimination. The positive outcome is that Tim Berners-Lee, who was at the meeting, will work […]

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

Ireland: Police seek internet blocking from ISPs

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Irland: Polizei fordert Netzsperren von den ISPs | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Irische_Polizei_fordert_Netzsperren] A leaked letter from the Irish police force to ISPs has revealed demands that Irish ISPs should implement internet blocking. The letter – dated December 2010 but made publicly available only now – shows that Irish police have requested […]

March 23, 2011 · Blogs

Romania: draft legislation proposing website blocking

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Rumänien: Gesetzesentwurf über Netzsperren | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.6_Netzsperren_in_Rumaenien] Some ministries in the Romanian government seem to ignore or not even consider the arguments against Internet blocking, as they are proposing new legislation meant to allow enforcement authorities to impose blocking obligations on Internet service providers. One draft law initiated by […]

March 9, 2011 · Blogs

EDRi-gram – Number 9.5, 9 March 2011