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New Plans for European Blanket Data Retention Endanger the...

Although the European Court of Justice (EUCJ) declared as recently as December 2016 that blanket data retention without cause is incompatible with European fundamental rights, the EU Council has not deviated from its plans for European data retention. A paper already in circulation in the media shows just how concrete the...

date 2017/12/07

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eco: New Surveillance Plans Undermine Trust in Digital Services...

Ahead of today’s EU Internet Forum at ministerial level –which brings together Commissioners, Member States, Europol, and Internet companies to discuss developments in the fight against terrorist content on the Internet – and in the run-up to this week's conference of interior ministers in Leipzig, eco Board Member...

date 2017/12/06

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Oliver Süme Named the New Chair of the Board of eco –...

Klaus Landefeld becomes Vice Chair of the Board Professor Dr. Norbert Pohlmann and Felix Höger confirmed as Board Members Changes to Articles of Association adopted, with expanded senior management and new Presidium from January Cologne, 27 November 2017 – Oliver Süme is the new Chairman of the Board at eco...

date 2017/11/27

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Failed Exploratory Talks – eco: A Standstill is Toxic...

According to eco – Association of the Internet Industry, the exploratory talks for a Jamaica coalition that were declared unsuccessful on Monday night could intensify the phase of uncertainty for the Internet industry, and thus have a negative effect on Germany as a digital location. Despite unsuccessful exploratory talks,...

date 2017/11/20

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eco Warns: EU Website Blocking is Not an Appropriate Form...

The eco Association strongly criticizes the fact that website blocking has once again been instituted at EU level. On Tuesday, the EU Parliament endorsed a regulation allowing European consumer protection agencies to impose website blocking. In the purported interests of consumer protection, this will allow them to remove...

date 2017/11/16

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New Bundestag: Internet Association Urges Members of the...

To inform this week's inaugural meeting of the German Bundestag, eco – Association of the Internet Industry has formulated a five-point paper outlining the most urgent Internet policy tasks from the Internet industry’s perspective for the new legislative term. Oliver Süme, eco Director of Policy & Law, calls on...

date 2017/10/23

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eco: Europe Needs a High-Performance and Secure Digital...

Commenting on today's digital summit of EU heads of state and government in Tallinn, eco Board Member for Policy and Law Oliver Süme states: "A high-performance and secure digital infrastructure is the basic prerequisite for a strong European digital single market. The main objective in this context must be the rapid...

date 2017/09/29

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EU Guidelines to Further Tighten Up on Provider Liability:...

Mit Blick auf die heute von der Europäische Kommission (EU) veröffentlichten Leitlinien zu Notice & Action, warnt eco - Verband der Internetwirtschaft e.V. davor, unter dem Vorwand der Bekämpfung illegaler Internetinhalte, das bestehende Haftungsgefüge der eCommerce-Richtlinie auszuhöhlen.

date 2017/09/28

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Germany has Voted: The Association of the Internet Industry...

Berlin, 25 September 2017 – Following on from the count of the preliminary results, the composition of the German Bundestag for the 19th parliamentary term has been chosen. eco – Association of the Internet Industry calls on the parties elected on Sunday to a likely new federal government to assign a strategic status...

date 2017/09/25

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Success in Taking Down Child Sexual Abuse Material from...

Last Thursday, the German federal government published its evaluation report for the year 2016 on the take-down of child sexual abuse material from the Internet. According to this report, 2,721 indications of child sexual abuse material were recorded by the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) in 2016, with 62% of this content comprising of content hosted abroad.

date 2017/09/08

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Call from the Association of the Internet Industry: Internet...

“More courage when it comes to digitalization and more ambitious goals for Internet policy.” This is what Oliver Süme, eco Director of Policy & Law, called for from a future federal government yesterday evening at the Network Policy Forum of eco – Association of the Internet Industry.

date 2017/09/06

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eco Survey on Internet Policy: The Majority of Germans want...

The German public wants the political commitment and the status of German digital policy to feature more strongly in the coming legislative term, and would welcome the establishment of an Internet Ministry. According to a current representative survey, conducted in August 2017 by the opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry e. V., 48 percent ...

date 2017/09/05

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eco Takes Stock on the Digital Agenda: On the Right Track...

The German federal government has, in conjunction with their Digital Agenda 2014-2017, made clear progress in the last few years in all areas of action in Internet policy, but at the same time, there are many areas whether there is still need for action. Above all, the Internet policy goals for the coming legislative term must be formulated considerably more ambitiously.

date 2017/08/17

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eco Survey on Data Protection: Rigid Regulations Inhibit...

eco Survey: 46% of company decision-makers think that German companies have a locational disadvantage due to data protection Digital single market in Europe rather than patchwork data protection Digital innovation in Germany is impeded by existing data protection regulations Consistent data protection...

date 2017/07/31

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eco on Germany’s Application for the Organization of the...

“There is evident engagement on the part of the the German federal government with regard to an international exchange on network policy issues – also beyond the end of the current legislative term – which clearly shows the international political status of a debate concerning freedom and openness in the Internet....

date 2017/07/20

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