eco formulates 5 points for the revision of the GDPR: Since May 2018, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has regulated how public authorities, companies, associations, organizations or, for example, hospitals may handle citizens' data.  Now the first official evaluation of the much-discussed regulation is due.  eco – Association of the Internet still sees too many unresolved legal questions and practical problems that arise during implementation.

On 05.11.2019, the Berlin Data Protection Supervisory Authority announced the imposition of a fine amounting to 14.5 M Euro.* It goes without saying that, for Germany, the size of this fine is sensational.

Thomas Rickert, Director of Names & Numbers at the eco Association speaks to Lars Steffen from eco about the challenge of creating a universally applicable, data protection compliant, system for the Whois database.

The 65th international meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) took place in Marrakech from 24th to 27th of June 2019. ICANN65 was the fourth ever Policy Forum and the second one to be held in the African region. The Supporting Organizations and Advisory Committees had taken the lead in...

eco Association welcomes the initiative of the German federal government to protect companies from discretionary warning penalties. DPAs’ period of grace for imposition of heavy fines will soon draw to a close.