The Fight Against Terrorism Should Not Happen at the Expense of the Security of All
Policy & Law

eco on the German Telecommunications Act: “Federal Government Jeopardising 5G Roll-out”

The German Telecommunications Act is to be fundamentally reformed within this legislative term and an updated version of a joint draft act has just been published. eco denounces the overall chaotic legislative process which is occurring at the expense of content-related diligence and appropriate consultation with associations. In particular, eco criticises the fact that the amended act will create a new class of protection that will essentially place service providers under an increased level of risk.
date 2020/12/15
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European Copyright Law Including Upload Filter Is On Its Way: “This Decision Will Fundamentally Change the Internet”
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eco Critical of German Draft Copyright Law: A Brake on Innovation Instead of Fair Balance of Interests

On 16 December, the German Federal Cabinet intends to vote on the draft law to implement the EU Copyright Directive. The eco Association continues to take a very critical stance on the draft law: from the association’s point of view, the planned regulations endanger Europe’s digital innovative power without leading to more fairness in the use of intellectual property on the Internet.
date 2020/12/09
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RA Oliver J. SĂĽme 2
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German Telecommunications Act: eco Criticises Tight Deadline and Lack of Coordination in Planned Reform of Act

With the presentation of a joint draft, two German Ministries are seeking to fundamentally reform the Telecommunications Act (TKG) and to thereby transpose the European Code for Electronic Communications within this legislative term. eco is deeply critical of the fact that only a 14-day period has been granted for positions on the discussion draft - especially given that this draft features substantial gaps.
date 2020/11/18
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eco on the US Presidential Election: “America must once again become a reliable counterpart and economic partner”
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eco on the US Presidential Election: “America must once again become a reliable counterpart and economic partner”

America has voted.  On the topic of the 59th US presidential election, eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme says: “For many decades, the relationship between the USA and Germany has been characterised by intensive economic and social interaction. This transatlantic relationship must be reactivated and strengthened over the next four years."
date 2020/11/04
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Oliver SĂĽme
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eco on the Final Report of the German Artificial Intelligence Study Commission: Regulation with a Sense of Proportion and Focus on Opportunities

On the occasion of the final report of the “Artificial Intelligence” Study Commission appointed in June 2018 – which was presented today to the Bundestag – Oliver Süme, Chair of the eco Association, urges legislators not to approach the future-oriented topic of AI with a mere focus on possible risks
date 2020/10/28
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Klaus Landefeld
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eco on Act for the Protection of the Constitution: Online State searches are coming after all, weakening confidence in digital technologies

The draft law passed today obliges Internet providers and telecommunications companies to cooperate with the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the authorities for the protection of the constitution: In future, companies will be obliged to route “suspicious” data packets to the authorities, who will then subsequently send them on to the actual recipient.
date 2020/10/21
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