European Digital Rights was founded in June 2002. Currently 35 privacy and civil rights organisations have EDRi membership. They are based or have offices in 21 different countries in Europe.
Members of European Digital Rights have joined forces to defend civil rights in the information society. The need for cooperation among organisations active in Europe is increasing as more regulation regarding the internet, copyright and privacy is originating from European institutions, or from international institutions with strong impact in Europe.
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Virtual Schengen documents released by EU Council
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12 May 2011 - 14
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Deutsch: 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 released to Article 19.
EDRi evaluation of data retention shows it has significant costs but no benefits
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17 Apr 2011 - 18
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 report' that European citizens have gained nothing from the Data Retention Directive, but lost their privacy. EDRi urges the Commission to respect the Charter on Fundamental Rights and reject data retention in Europe.
Czech Constitutional Court rejects data retention law
31 March, 2011
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The Czech Constitutional Court decided today, 31 March 2011, that the national implementation of the data retention directive is unconstitutional, in a complaint drafted by EDRi-member Iuridicum Remedium (IuRe).
See below the full press release from IuRe and Translation in English of the decision
