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Deutsch: Mitmachen!
Today, 27 March 2013, is the Document Freedom Day.
In 30 countries around the world, activists are celebrating Open
Standards on today's Document Freedom Day, an annual campaign to promote
Open Standards. More than 50 groups are hosting events around the world,
from Brussels to Nicaragua to Taiwan.
http://www.documentfreedom.org
UK: Cameron, stop the Dangerous Blogs Bill.
The Leveson regulations are being applied to UK websites – in ways that
could catch more or less anyone who publishes a blog. Ordinary bloggers
could be threatened with exemplary damages and costs. If this happens,
small website publishers will face terrible risks, or burdensome
regulation – and many may simply stop publishing.
http://www.openrightsgroup.org/campaigns/leveson
UK: Launch of medConfidential, a campaign organisation fighting for
patient privacy
Medical confidentiality in England is under unprecedented threat. New
legislation that comes into force next month will permit the upload of
identifiable patient data directly from family doctors' records to
central systems, from which it will be sold and made available to
researchers and private companies. Other developments include the
creation of online patient records, and a proposal to create shared
record systems across health and social care.
http://medconfidential.org
Digital Agenda: Commission opens consultations on media freedom and
pluralism and audiovisual media regulator independence
Deadline: 14 June 2013
http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-13-267_en.htm
https://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/public-consultation-independent...