Policy & Law

eco Chair of the Board Süme Welcomes the German Minister of Justice’s Quick Freeze Proposal

Commenting on the proposal for a new quick freeze procedure presented on Tuesday by the Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann, eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme welcomes the approach and the related planned repeal of data retention in Germany.

date 2022/10/26

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Datacenter

eco Association: German federal government must embed the system-relevance of data centres in energy crisis emergency plans

An electricity shortage in the energy crisis could have a negative impact on the operation of data centres and become a risk factor for user companies. Companies fear serious consequences for their business and call on the German federal government to include data centres in emergency plans.

date 2022/10/25

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Policy & Law

Last Opportunity for the Digital Decade – eco on the EU Commission’s 2023 Work Programme for 2023

The year 2023 will be decisive in determining whether the EU Commission under Ursula von der Leyen can implement its digital policy goals before the next European elections. The related Work Programme is thus the last opportunity to get the digital decade underway in this legislative term.

date 2022/10/18

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Associations’ Perspectives for a Sustainable Data Centre Industry: eco, bitkom and GDA Publish Joint Position Paper

eco, bitkom and the German Datacenter Association (GDA) have published a joint position paper for a sustainable German data centre industry by 2030. In the course of an impending energy crisis, the three associations call for data centres to be recognised as system-relevant IT infrastructures, regardless of their size, and to be prioritised accordingly in the event of supply shortages.

date 2022/10/12

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Policy & Law

eco zum Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework

Six months after announcing a new transatlantic agreement for the legally secure transfer of personal data, U.S. President Joseph Biden today presented the Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework. eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme explains: "We very much welcome that a solution for the legally secure transfer of personal...

date 2022/10/10

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eco on the CSAM Regulation

Head of the eco Complaints Office, Alexandra Koch- Skiba comments on the presentation of the draft Regulation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse in the lead Committee on Civil Liberties of the EU Commissioner.

date 2022/10/10

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eco on the EU-US Privacy Shield Successor Agreement: “Companies need legal certainty in international data transfer now”.

Six months after the announcement of a new transatlantic agreement for the legally secure transfer of personal data, the successor to the EU-US Privacy Shield may finally be coming: The agreement on the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework is to be presented by US President Joseph Biden early next week.

date 2022/09/30

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eco Association on Data Retention: “Germany must also comply with the ECJ’s ruling”

The ECJ ruling on the German data retention regulations has triggered new discussions on the disputed proceedings. At today’s meeting of the Interior and Justice Ministers of the federal states, data retention will also be on the agenda.

date 2022/09/27

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Policy & Law

Data Retention: eco on the ECJ Ruling

The European Court of Justice today ruled that the German regulations on blanket data retention are not compatible with EU law. The eco Association welcomes this judgement and calls for an urgent repeal of the current regulations.

date 2022/09/20

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ECJ Decides on German Data Retention: eco Association and Spacenet AG Consider Ruling in Favour of Fundamental Rights to Be Realistic

In the legal dispute between SpaceNet AG and the Federal Republic of Germany, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) will decide on 20 September whether the German regulations on data retention are compatible with EU law. eco has supported the lawsuit of SpaceNet AG from the beginning. According to the Association’s assessment, the general and unconditional storage of traffic data, with around 2.35 billion data records per day (IP addresses and telephony), affects almost all German users and costs the industry more than 600 million Euros.

date 2022/09/16

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eco on the State of the Union Speech by the EU Commission President: "Digital resilience more important than ever"

On the occasion of the State of the European Union speech by EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, expected on Wednesday, 14 September, eco Chair Oliver Süme said: "We live in challenging times. The threat of climate change and the current energy crisis as a result of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine show us that we must strive harder than ever for a more resource- and energy-efficient way of living and doing business. At the same time, digital resilience and technological sovereignty are becoming more important than ever."

date 2022/09/13

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Majority of Germans Call for Digital Skills Education from Primary School Upwards

According to a recent representative population survey by eco – Association of the Internet Industry and the market and opinion research company Civey*, 64.2 per cent of those surveyed want children to learn how to counter bullying and hatred online while they are in school.

date 2022/09/08

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eco on Digital Strategy: “German federal government must see digitalisation as an enabler”

Tomorrow the German federal government wants to adopt its revised digital strategy and thus finally give Germany a „comprehensive digital awakening”. This move towards digital transformation is long overdue. The current Digital Policy Opinion Barometer shows that 71.1 per cent of German citizens are not satisfied with digital policy in any area.

date 2022/08/30

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eco on the Revised Draft of the Digital Strategy

Obviously, making progress with digitalisation in Germany can only be achieved if the German federal government and the Internet industry work closely together and exchange information.

date 2022/08/22

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Security

eco Survey on Media Use and Children’s Photos Online: Only 9 per cent of parents cover their child’s face

According to the eco survey, 81.6 per cent of all parents surveyed restrict the circle of recipients when they share photos via messenger services. Only 8.8 per cent use smileys to cover their child’s face.

date 2022/08/08

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