Wieso hagelt es jetzt so viel Kritik? Wie schlimm wird das mit der Gesichtserkennung? Und was lässt sich jetzt überhaupt noch machen? Wir liefern die wichtigsten Updates zur fast fertigen KI-Verordnung
On 11 May, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a ‘Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse’ to replace the interim legislation that EDRi fought against last year. In our immediate reaction, EDRi warned that the new proposal creates major risks for the privacy, security and integrity of private communications, not just in the EU, but globally. Here, we unpack a bit more about the legislative proposal, and why we are so concerned.
Am 30. März will die EU-Kommission ein Gesetzespaket gegen Kindesmissbrauch vorstellen, das die standardmäßige Durchsuchung aller Dateien auf den Handys aller Bürger:innen zur Folge haben könnte. Bürgerrechtsorganisationen stellen sich gegen diese Pläne.
As the political debate around the European copyright reform and its infamous upload filters enters the final round, the EU institutions commit yet another faux pas. On 27 February 2019, the European Parliament’s communications team published a number of tweets celebrating how amazing the copyright Directive proposal is that has been agreed during trilogues.
Europäische Internet-Anbieter sollen alle Internet-Verbindungen überwachen und bestimmte Inhalte herausfiltern. Das schlägt das Clean IT Projekt in einem internen Entwurf vor, den European Digital Rights heute veröffentlicht hat. Im Kampf gegen den Terrorismus sollen Firmen freiwillig ihre Geschäftsbedingungen verschärfen, am Gesetzgeber vorbei.
The documents made public today provide an extensive guide to the failures of the European Commission to negotiate effectively on behalf of European citizens and businesses. They also provide an insight into the ways in which the Commission's public relations "spin"; seeks to hide these failures.
A worldwide coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations, consumers unions and online service providers associations publish an open letter to the European institutions regarding the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) currently under negotiation. They call on the European Parliament and the EU negotiators to oppose any provision that would undermine the fundamental rights and freedoms of citizens in Europe and across the world.