Policy & Law

“EVERY REPORT COUNTS!” The JUUUPORT Awareness and Advisory Platform Encourages Young People to Report Illegal Content on the Internet

Pornography, violence or depictions of hatred: children and young people can quickly encounter problematic content on the Internet. To protect children and young people, it is important that these contents are reported

date 2024/09/09

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eco Survey: One in Three Germans Do Not Take Precautions When Posting Holiday Photos

A representative survey* commissioned by eco Association shows that a third of those surveyed (31.3%) do not take any measures to ensure that their holiday photos are as secure as possible online.

date 2024/08/13

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Policy & Law

eco Survey: High Scepticism Towards the Use of AI in German Schools

A recent representative survey by eco Association, with around 2,500 citizens surveyed by the market and opinion research institute Civey, shows that the German population is still very sceptical about the use of artificial intelligence in schools.

date 2024/08/06

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NIS2 in the German Federal Cabinet: eco Warns of Insufficient Preparation of German Companies for New Cybersecurity Regulation

After several attempts, the German federal government today passed a draft bill in the cabinet before the end of the implementation deadline.

date 2024/07/24

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Security Update Causes Chaos: eco Comments on Technical Problems at Berlin Airport and Worldwide

Today, airports around the world, including BER, banks, and even the London Stock Exchange are struggling with technical problems.

date 2024/07/19

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German Federal Government Publishes Take-Down Report on Child Sexual Abuse Material 2023: German Hotlines Fulfil Important Function in Reporting, Processing Reports and Take-Down

The German federal government today published the evaluation report on the take-down of child sexual abuse material on the Internet for the year 2023.

date 2024/07/17

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Datacenter

eco Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures Appeals: Federal Budget and Growth Initiative Must Drive Expansion of the Digital Ecosystem at All Levels

Today, Wednesday, the German federal government’s Growth Initiative is to be approved by the cabinet along with the 2025 federal budget. This includes ambitious plans for the expansion of AI data centres and improvement in the framework conditions for data centre operators.

date 2024/07/17

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eco Criticises CSAM Proposal: EU-Wide Messenger Surveillance Jeopardises EU Law and Encryption Integrity

The Association of the Internet Industry criticises the current proposal for the CSAM Regulation. This envisages that communication services can be obliged to standardly search users’ personal images and videos upon request.

date 2024/06/20

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Digital Public Administration: eco Calls for Sanctions and Consistent Implementation of German Online Access Act 2.0

An agreement has been met on the German Online Access Act (OZG) 2.0 to enhance digital public administration, including renaming the "Bund-ID" to "Deutschland-ID". The eco Association urges for enforceable deadlines to ensure the digitalisation of nearly 600 administrative services by 2028.

date 2024/06/14

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eco Criticises the New CSAM Regulation Proposal: New Upload Moderation Incompatible with EU Law and Integrity of Encryption Mechanisms

The Belgian EU Council Presidency is pushing hard for a last-minute compromise on the CSAM Regulation. In recent weeks, Belgium has repeatedly formulated compromise proposals in order to gain a majority among the EU Member States, just before the end of the Presidency. However, the latest proposal is once again strongly criticised by eco, given that it poses a clear threat to end-to-end encryption and is incompatible with EU law.

date 2024/06/12

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Policy & Law

eco Association on the Outcome of the European Election: It is the Responsibility of Democratic Parties to Continue Shaping the Digital Transformation in Europe

The day after the EU elections, it is clear that a shift to the right is emerging in Europe. eco – Association of the Internet Industry now appeals to the democratic responsibility of all political parties to drive forward the digital transformation in Europe.

date 2024/06/10

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Digital Policy EU Election Manifesto Check by eco – Association of the Internet Industry Shows: Many Parties Fail to Recognise the Importance of Digital Infrastructures

The European elections will take place on Sunday, 9 June 2024. Against this backdrop, eco – Association of the Internet Industry has analysed the election manifestos of the CDU/CSU, SPD, Alliance 90/The Greens, and FDP regarding the parties’ digital policy priorities and plans.

date 2024/06/04

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eco Association Publishes Agenda for European Digital Policy: Eight Key Demands of the Internet Industry for a Digital Europe

On the occasion of the upcoming EU elections on 9 June 2024, the eco Association has published the agenda for the Digital Policy for Europe 2024-2029. In a total of eight fields of action, the association formulates the industry’s key demands for European digital policy in the coming legislative term.

date 2024/05/27

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eco Alliance on the German Energy Efficiency Act Amendment Bill: German Federal Government Must Now Prioritise Implementability

The German Federal Cabinet approved the draft bill to amend the German Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) on 22 May 2024. The Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany is in favour of using the opportunity to implement measures for a more realistic implementation of the requirements and international comparability in addition to the formal adjustments to align the EnEfG with the reporting obligations of the European Energy Efficiency Directive (EED).

date 2024/05/26

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eco on the EU Member States’ Vote on the AI Act: Harmonised Interpretation is Essential for the Act’s Effectiveness

Today, the EU Member States are set to finalise the AI Act. With this law, the European Union has become the first international entity to create a comprehensive set of rules for the regulation of AI. Its key to success entails harmonised interpretation and implementation.

date 2024/05/21

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