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eco Association on the German Network Enforcement Act: Federal Government Must Improve Legislative Package

Owing to constitutional concerns, German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has for the moment suspended the drafting of the law on combating right-wing extremism and hate crime. Going back a number of months, eco – Association of the Internet Industry had already expressed considerable constitutional and data protection concerns about the draft law.

date 2020/10/12

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eco on ECJ Rulings: German Federal Government Must Now Finally Repeal German Law on Blanket Data Retention

The eco Association welcomes the fact that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has remained true to its previous stance on data retention and has delivered a ruling consistent with this. Data retention is only possible, if at all, in very limited exceptional cases.

date 2020/10/06

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Expected ECJ Rulings on Blanket Data Retention: eco Association Warns Against Across-the-Board Digital Surveillance

With its eye on the forthcoming European Court of Justice decision on blanket data retention, the eco Association warns against an obligation to constantly subject private life to surveillance, and thereby hopes for a ruling which favours fundamental rights in Europe.

date 2020/10/05

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New eco Survey: Improved Climate Footprint through Digital Solutions

According to a new survey commissioned by eco – Association of the Internet Industry,  56% of Germans  believe that digital technologies and applications can have a positive impact on the climate footprint in the future.

date 2020/09/30

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Promoting Educational Equity Through Access to Digital Learning Opportunities

“Digitalisation in schools is not just a nice to have, but a basic existential requirement for the future of Germany as a location for education and business,” says eco Chair Oliver Süme.

date 2020/09/22

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German Federal Government publishes Deletion Successes of Online Child Sexual Abuse Material 2019

The German federal government published the evaluation report on the deletion of child sexual abuse material*, CSAM for short, on the Internet for the year 2019 on 16 September 2020.

date 2020/09/22

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Start Into a Digital Decade of Superlatives: New eco Study Expects Revenue Growth of 75 Percent for the Internet Industry in Germany by 2025

The Internet industry will be one of the most dynamic industries in Germany in the coming years, as a new joint study by the eco Association and the management consultancy Arthur D. Little shows. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, during which individual large segments of the Internet industry suffered slumps, an increase in revenue of almost 75 percent to approximately 253 billion Euro is expected by 2025.

date 2020/09/22

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Legal Expert Opinions on German Hate Speech Law Confirm Internet Industry Concerns

eco sees a clear confirmation of its own assessment and critical analysis of the draft German law on combating right-wing extremism and hate crime and the Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG).

date 2020/09/17

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Digital Decade: Sustainability and Digitalisation Two Sides of the Same Coin

In her keynote speech on the State of the European Union today, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen set out what the eco Association sees as important goals for the Digital Decade, and addressed some of the most urgent challenges in the context of digitalisation.

date 2020/09/16

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Sustainable Digital Infrastructures: “Digitalisation is more than just streaming video”

“When it comes to sustainability, digitalisation should be seen as part of the solution, not as part of the problem,” says Alexander Rabe, Managing Director of eco on the occasion of the presentation today by Environment Minister Svenja Schulze of plans for more energy and resource efficiency in digital infrastructures.

date 2020/09/10

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eco on the Amendment to the German Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB): “Harmonised EU Approach Instead of National Go-it-Alone Efforts”

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) today passed the now 10th amendment of the German Act against Restraints of Competition (GWB). eco takes a critical stance on the planned changes in competition law.

date 2020/09/09

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Artificial Intelligence: eco Association Cautions Against an Innovation Standstill

This week, the German Bundestag intends to pass a motion on the “Future Technology Artificial Intelligence”, which will include a statement on the European Commission’s AI White Paper. In February of this year, the EU Commission announced stronger regulations in its AI White Paper.  

date 2020/09/09

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EuroCloud: Data Protection Without the EU-US Privacy Shield – What to Do

The European Court of Justice overturned the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement in July 2020. This means that cloud providers and other companies should act act now and immediately check their privacy notices under Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR, and amend these if necessary. EuroCloud offers providers a checklist for data protection without the Privacy Shield as a download.

date 2020/08/20

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eco Survey on Germany’s Digital Policy in the Corona Crisis: Majority of Respondents Call on Government to Build a High-Performance & Competitive Digital Infrastructure – Time for a Digital Ministry

In light of the Corona crisis, the German federal government should focus more on digital policy issues. 65.4 percent of Germans share this view, according to a representative survey commissioned by eco – Association of the Internet Industry from the opinion research institute Civey - a survey in which 2,500 people in Germany took part at the beginning of August.

date 2020/08/13

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eco Welcomes the German Federal Network Agency’s Security Catalogue: Transparent 5G Network Roll-out Without Discrimination

The German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) today published the latest draft of its security catalogue. eco welcomes the fact that the BNetzA has not succumbed to political pressure and has focused on appropriate criteria for the security of telecommunications networks.

date 2020/08/12

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