Mit Blick auf die heute von der Europäische Kommission (EU) veröffentlichten Leitlinien zu Notice & Action, warnt eco - Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V. davor, unter dem Vorwand der Bekämpfung illegaler Internetinhalte, das bestehende Haftungsgefüge der eCommerce-Richtlinie auszuhöhlen.

German companies see harmonized European regulations as important for Europe’s competitiveness on world markets, and eco calls for strengthening of the multistakeholder approach to Internet governance. eco Berlin reports. The German industry wants more political involvement in international network policy. According...

SIWECOS stands for “Safe Websites and Content Management Systems” and helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to detect and fix security vulnerabilities on their websites. One focus of the project is on concrete recommendations for action in the event of damage. A second strong focus is on raising awareness...

Cloud computing in the digital single market – joint meeting of European government representatives and label initiatives in Berlin. On 26 September 2017, the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy invited government officials and national representatives of cloud initiatives from France, Italy, the Netherlands,...

In the multi-stakeholder discussions on who should control the Internet and how it should be done, someone needs to speak for the Internet infrastructure providers. Wolf-Ulrich Knoben, Chair of the ISPCP in ICANN, explains how ISPs and connectivity providers are represented, and how they can join the global discussions...

Berlin, 25 September 2017 – Following on from the count of the preliminary results, the composition of the German Bundestag for the 19th parliamentary term has been chosen. eco – Association of the Internet Industry calls on the parties elected on Sunday to a likely new federal government to assign a strategic status...

As more and more of our business processes become digital, companies are continually facing the challenge of ensuring not only the security of their systems and secrets, but also confirming the validity and veracity of external documents like contracts, invoices and payment advice. Blockchain can help to face these challenges,...

The Certified Senders Alliance (CSA) seems to be one of the best alliances for improving the quality of email delivery. It does this by maintaining a whitelist of bulk senders that help to deal with problems, such as spam or phishing. MarketingDirecto.com recently had the opportunity to learn more about the functioning...

For more than 15 years now, eco – Association for the Internet industry, has been successfully fighting against illegal content on the Internet. The eco Complaints Office accepts complaints concerning all Internet services, ranging from chat rooms to e-mail and websites. Alexandra Koch-Skiba, Head of the eco Complaints...

Blockchain technology could enable direct transactions between energy provider and consumer in the future Blockchain business models facilitate decentralized energy supply and fosters the energy transition Legal barriers along the path to the blockchain-based energy market Will the electricity market of the future...

Thomas Rickert, Lawyer and Director of Names & Numbers at eco, talks about international network policy, creating dialog with the many stakeholders, and market competition. © Stepan Popov | istockphoto.com

Live Streaming from the Video Cube Member discounts for eco and EuroCloud Deutschland_eco members On 27 and 29 November 2017, the Data Centre World Frankfurt will open its doors once again and offer decision-makers and users the opportunity to get to know solutions and services from the data center world. Following...

Independent consultant Gerd Simon in conversation with Dr. Béla Waldhauser, CEO of Telehouse and KDDI Deutschland, on the booming colocation market in Frankfurt, declarations of war, and keeping up with demand for data center capacities. © VObada | istockphoto.com

Blockchain Masters 2018 – the Internet industry’s business and innovation conference on the blockchain trends of today and tomorrow On 15 February 2018, eco – Association of the Internet Industry and Heise Medien are organizing the Blockchain Masters 2018 in Hamburg. Blockchain experts, IT specialists and business...

Last Thursday, the German federal government published its evaluation report for the year 2016 on the take-down of child sexual abuse material from the Internet. According to this report, 2,721 indications of child sexual abuse material were recorded by the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) in 2016, with 62% of this content comprising of content hosted abroad.

More and more countries are searching for ways to make their own national laws effective in borderless cyberspace. Alexandra Koch-Skiba, Head of the eco Complaints Office, on a new German "NetzDG" law that will affect platform providers worldwide. eco invites members to a free webinar on the NetzDG law on 20 September: "Law...

joining the dots in the Internet industry... “Interplay”, the September 2017 issue of dotmagazine, explores a wide range of Internet industry topics, from the burning issue of how national law is extending past its borders and encroaching on global cyberspace, to blockchain, the evolution of interconnection, and the...

“More courage when it comes to digitalization and more ambitious goals for Internet policy.” This is what Oliver Süme, eco Director of Policy & Law, called for from a future federal government yesterday evening at the Network Policy Forum of eco – Association of the Internet Industry.

The German public wants the political commitment and the status of German digital policy to feature more strongly in the coming legislative term, and would welcome the establishment of an Internet Ministry. According to a current representative survey, conducted in August 2017 by the opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry e. V., 48 percent ...

If your company wants to enter the German market, your marketing team needs to be aware of a number of legal and cultural loopholes. Mathias Röckel explains how to avoid social blunders and letters from your competitor’s lawyers. Not too long ago, I reviewed a marketing campaign. The company, based in the US, wanted...

Study categorizes the German smart home market into six segments, which will realize average growth rates of up to 58 percent in the next five years The market is finally waking up – voice assistants are controlling smart home ecosystems – smart home services are increasingly penetrating the German household market ...

Paul Midgen from 250ok (250ok.com) talks to eco’s Rosa Hafezi about recent breakthroughs in email data consolidation, and bringing together the missing pieces of the email marketing puzzle. © scanrail | istockphoto.com

Email is a lot like Schrödinger’s cat. Both are dead and alive at the same time. However, there is one difference: what we find difficult to believe in the case of the cat, we hardly stop to think about in the case of email. Mathias Röckel explores the past, present and future of email. If you are looking for proof...

In 2011, the ‘Registered Mailing’ service ‘Aangetekend Mailen’ was launched with the intention of replacing the physical mailing process in small and large organizations with digital processes. Continuity and security are critical factors here, as are reliable partners that help ensure the highest quality service....

Study shows that CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is an important job criterion for IT specialists Job seekers want flexibility and security CSR as part of the corporate culture: Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) have to catch up Employers who can demonstrate special responsibility towards their employees...

Subscribers of legitimate mailings often fail to unsubscribe when their interests change, and instead mark further mailings from this sender as spam. This negatively influences sender reputation and further mailings from that brand and ESP. How can this situation be improved? Christian Schäfer Lorenz and Sven Krohlas from...

Security by Design enables resilient software from the beginning Security from the ground up increases the reputation of the developers and lowers the production costs in the long run Software that is poorly programmed, maintained, or configured opens the gateways for most cyber-attacks – this is evident from cyber...

For many marketers, deliverability is either ‘something my email service provider takes care of’ or just a cost center. But in reality deliverability is revenue. Mathias Ullrich from Optivo explains why that is, and offers advice on email best practices. Email Marketing is an awesome part of the online marketing mix....

With the Digital Agenda 2014 – 2017, the German federal government took on the topic digitalization in its entirety and relevance in federal policy for the first time. And in the current federal election campaign, Internet policy is playing an increasingly important role. Alexander Rabe, Head of the eco Policy & Law...

During the 2017 CSA Summit in Cologne, Oath’s Marcel Becker talked to eco’s Rosa Hafezi about what good senders can do to stand out in a sea of spammers, and how the email community needs to work together to beat the bad guys. © frankpeters | istockphoto.com