eco Complaints Office

eco Complaints Office Annual Report 2023

Transparency creates trust. For many years now, the eco Complaints Office has therefore been reporting transparently on its working approach and its successes in the fight against illegal Internet content. Download the 2023 Annual Report now.

date 2024/09/19

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Policy & Law

eco Position Paper: Digital Policy 2024-2029

This year the Member States will hold elections to the European Parliament. For this new Parliament and the subsequently appointed new European Commission there is a number of pressing political challenges to navigate. eco is contributing to the ongoing debates on European level and wants to emphasize the discussions on...

date 2024/05/07

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E-Mail

DMARC and data protection: How to send your emails in compliance...

Legal opinions on the compatibility of DMARC with the GDPR and other legal provisions.

date 2024/04/10

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eco IT Security Survey 2024

Security

eco IT Security Survey 2024

A report by the eco Security Competence Group: Results of a survey of 226 security experts.

date 2024/04/08

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Domains

ICANN78 Readout on Highlights and Insights from the Annual...

On 7 November 2023, eco – Association of the Internet Industry and ICANN – Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers held a joint ICANN78 readout to summarise and discuss selected topics from the Annual General Meeting (25th) which took place in Hamburg, Germany from 21 to 26 October 2023. Speakers from different...

date 2023/11/30

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NIS2 Article 28 Impact on DNS Industry

Domains

Workshop Report: The Impact of the NIS2 Directive’s Article...

Deepen your understanding of the impact of the NIS2 Directive on the DNS industry and gain an overview of the issues involved in its transposition.

date 2023/11/28

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Artificial Intelligence

eco Index Monitor of the Internet Industry, Updated Report...

The eco – Association of the Internet Industry and Arthur D. Little present the latest figures on the market development of the Internet industry. The 2023 update of the eco Index Monitor provides forecasts on macroeconomic trends as well as on growth and development prospects of different market segments and sectors.

date 2023/09/26

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E-Mail

Best Practices for Email Marketing

Email marketing is one of the most effective and cost-efficient marketing methods that can offer a high ROI. But to unlock the full potential of email marketing, it's important to follow best practices that help emails stand out from the crowd and delight customers.

date 2023/08/18

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E-Mail

E-Mail Authentication for Senders

This document looks at email authentication from the perspective of a sending mail system. It gives configuration examples for SPF, DKIM and DMARC so that e-mail can be authenticated before acceptance, identity abuse can be detected and recipients can be protected from abusive messages.

date 2023/06/23

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Datacenter

Study: Digital Transformation for More Sustainability

The positive impact of digital technologies and infrastructure on the carbon footprint of industry and society.

date 2023/06/14

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Policy & Law

Guidelines and Recommendations: Digital Policy in a Global...

The Internet has brought the world closer together. People across continents are able to communicate and share information with each other seamlessly. The Internet has proven to be a cornerstone of civilization supporting the advances in technological and societal progress throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

date 2023/04/12

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Security

eco IT Security Study 2023

The cybersecurity situation in Germany remains tense, according to the prevailing opinion of IT experts. 93% rate the general threat situation as high or very high, while only about 7% of those participating in the current IT Security Survey by eco Association assume that the threat situation will remain unchanged.

date 2023/02/23

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Security

Security & Digital Identities in a Digitalised World

date 2023/01/10

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Policy & Law

White Paper Fair Share Debate

The large telecom operators repeatedly claim that the current voluntary network access arrangements impair their ability to cover infrastructure costs. They argue for a mandated charging scheme that would contribute to future infrastructure investment. The central argument for possible network access charges is based on...

date 2022/12/19

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E-Mail

Email Authentication for Recipients

Email Authentication combines the methods of SPF, DKIM and DMARC into a mechanism that can be used to verify the authenticity of incoming messages. These methods ensure that the sending system is authorized to act on behalf of the envelope sender domain (SPF), verifies the identity of a domain (DKIM), and establishes a...

date 2022/12/08

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Policy & Law

Perspectives for a Sustainable Data Centre Industry by 2030

Without data centres, no societal or economic sector could today guarantee the provision of essential services. In the past few years, data centres have come under greater political and public scrutiny due to their unquestionably high energy consumption and growth.

date 2022/10/13

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New Work

White Paper - Girls in Tech: A Call to Action

Due to the marked gender imbalance in the IT industry, this paper was released on the occasion of Girls' Day 2022. The paper is founded not just on research studies, but also on insights from 15 role models, and sets out recommendations for companies, policymakers & educators.

date 2022/04/26

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Policy & Law

Guidelines and Recommendations for International Politics

On 1 January 2022, Germany took over the annually rotating G7 Presidency. “Progress towards an equitable world” is the goal that the the German G7 Presidency has set itself for its programme. This goal is set to guide the work of the G7 and to be aligned with various fields of action.

date 2022/04/06

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Domains

Whitepaper: Fair Consumer Contracts Act in the Domain Industry

An overview of the new legal requirements in Germany.

date 2022/03/25

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New Work

White Paper: Women in Tech in Germany

A white paper from the eco Association – Women in Tech in Germany: Status Quo, Strategies, Best Practices & Success Factors

date 2021/12/13

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