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Deutsch: Europäische Kommission: Keine weiteren EU-weiten Datenbanken für Str...

On 7 December 2012, the European Commission issued a communication regarding information exchanges within EU, concluding that no new law enforcement databases were needed presently.

This communication comes as a result of the Stockholm Programme invitation for the Commission to assess the necessity of a European Information Exchange Model based on an evaluation of existing instruments, and it is based on the "Overview of information management in the area of freedom, se

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Deutsch: ENDitorial: Der WCIT-Vorschlag der ETNO ist nicht so schlimm wie manch...

Many people have criticised the ETNO's proposals for the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), arguing that these would significantly damage net neutrality. These criticisms are not entirely correct – because ETNO's proposals are far worse. ETNO's proposals would squeeze every ounce of innovation and competition out of global Internet networks.

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Deutsch: “CLEAN IT”: Der geheime Überwachungsplan, der keiner war

There was a lot of interest among EU policy wonks and digital rights people last week about an initiative called CLEAN IT, following the leak of its “confidential” draft recommendations. “Police to 'patrol' Facebook and Twitter for terrorists under EU plan” announced the UK’s Daily Telegraph. Cory Doctorow blogged about how an “EU working group” had produced the “stupidest set of proposed Internet rules in the history of the human race”. The blogosphere was soon awash with reports of the new ACTA.

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Deutsch: Schutz der Kinder im digitalen Umfeld und Rechtsstaatlichkeit

EDRi sent a letter to the Vice-President of the European Commission, Neelie Kroes on 3 September 2012 regarding the current work in the field of protecting children in the digital environment, while respecting digital rights.

While acknowledging the good work already done in some EU projects, such as EUKidsOnline that have set a new global benchmark for thorough research in this policy area, EDRi has raised in this letter a number of concerns, previously presented in policy papers or EDRi-gram, in relation to

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Deutsch: EU-Parlament verabschiedet Richtlinie über verwaiste Werke

On 13 September 2012, the EU Parliament approved the draft legislation on orphan works proposed in 2011, completed by the EU Parliament and Council compromise in June 2012.

The European Commission issued an Impact Assessment in 2011 accompanying the proposal for a directive on certain permitted used of orphan works, considering there was an urgent need of a legislative initiative on orphan works, as a result of the situation created by the US Google Books Settlement (in its original formulation orphan works were to

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Deutsch: EDRi zum Thema Kinderschutz

The interests of children should be put first, even if that means allowing them to learn and adapt to online risks

An unseen threat is the scariest threat of all. An unseen threat to our children provokes our most basic protective instincts, which is exactly as it should be.

The internet is a public space and it is as safe or dangerous to allow a child to wander in its various neighbourhoods as for them to wander through any city.