EU Policy
EU privacy reform: What you can do now
22 May, 2013
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Deutsch: EU Datenschutzreform: Was wir jetzt tun können
The data protection reform has entered the “hot” phase.
Google’s antitrust proposals under scrutiny
8 May, 2013
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On 25 April 2013, the European Commission invited all interested parties to comment on Google’s proposed commitments to meet the Commission’s concerns formally drafted in March 2013 regarding to Google’s four types of businesses that might violate EU antitrust rules prohibiting the abuse of a dominant position.
The Commission has concerns that Google might abuse its dominant position on the market by a favourable treatment of links to Google’s own specialised web search services as compared to links to competing specialised web search services.
A few days left to answer the IPRED consultation
27 March, 2013
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On 30 March 2013, the consultation on the intellectual property rights enforcement directive (IPRED) will be over. This means that you have three more days to let the European Commission know your thoughts on the current enforcement of copyright in the European Union.
The European Commission now wants to evaluate the efficiency of the current framework and whether or not a revision is necessary. It is the perfect occasion to raise attention to the necessity of a comprehensive copyright reform. Moreover, some questions seem to lead to the conclusion that Internet service providers should be responsible for dealing with alleged infringements online.
ENDitorial: European Financial Coalition against CP launched...again
27 February, 2013
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Deutsch: ENDitorial: Europäische Finanzkoalition gegen den sexuellen Missbrauc...
In 2009, the Swedish Presidency of the European Union helped launch the “European Financial Coalition against Child Pornography”. The initiative was based on the pre-existing US “Financial Coalition against Child Pornography,” involved the same companies and addressed the same websites.
EDRi's guide on how to answer the IPRED consultation
27 February, 2013
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Deutsch: EDRi Leitfaden zur Konsultation zum Urheberrecht
This is just a quick warning that you have until 30 March 2013 if you want to answer to the public consultation on the Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Directive (IPRED). The directive has been in force since 2004 and requires all Member States to apply remedies and penalties against those engaged in "commercial" infractions of intellectual property law.
Kroes ignoring the problems on net neutrality?
30 January, 2013
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Deutsch: [Netzneutralität: Ignoriert Kommissarin Kroes alle Gefahren?
Greater transparency and accountability of surveillance systems
30 January, 2013
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Deutsch: Überwachung: Mehr Transparenz und Rechenschaftslegung gefragt
A report called "Surveillance, Fighting Crime and Violence" was produced by the IRISS (Increasing Resilience in Surveillance Societies) project funded by the European Commission under the 7th Framework Programme.
The report analyses the factors underpinning the development and use of surveillance systems and technologies by both public authorities and private actors, their implications in fighting crime and terrorism, social and economic costs, protection and infringement of civil liberties, fundamental rights a
2013: EU consultations of importance to digital rights
18 January, 2013
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The European Commission frequently organises consultations, which are open not only to industry but also civil society and individual citizens. These are valuable opportunities to shape policy in a positive way from the outset rather than needing to take to the streets when the wrong policy is developed based on bad analysis.
The following is a list of consultations that are of particular importance to digital rights in 2013:
- IPRED consultation on the efficiency of proceedings and accessibility of measures
Deadline 30 March
See EDRi's answering guide
