75 Years of the German Basic Law: 47 Per Cent of Germans See Fundamental Rights on the Internet Jeopardised by State Surveillance
Policy & Law

75 Years of the German Basic Law: 47 Per Cent of Germans See Fundamental Rights on the Internet Jeopardised by State Surveillance

The fundamental rights enshrined in the German Basic Law also apply in virtual space – in spite of the fact that the Internet did not yet exist when the Basic Law was proclaimed in 1949. However, many people feel that their civil rights are jeopardised in the virtual space. eco Association calls for a comprehensive repeal of data retention and highlights that there must be no restrictions on the encryption of electronic communication or stored data in the future.
date 2024/05/21
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Digitalisation: eco Association Formulates Top 5 Digital Policy Tasks for the next German Federal Government
Policy & Law

Possible Agreement on the German Quick Freeze Procedure: eco Calls for Consistent Repeal of Data Retention

The German traffic light coalition parties have claimed to reach a compromise on investigative measures on the Internet. While politicians have kept citizens and companies waiting for more than a decade since the introduction of illegal data retention, the ‘Quick Freeze’ procedure could now finally establish a legal framework that complies with civil rights.
date 2024/04/10
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Bela Waldhauser
Datacenter

eco Alliance on the EED Delegated Act: EU Must Not Overburden Data Centres with Bureaucracy

The EU Commission's Energy Efficiency Directive requires operators of data centres with an IT capacity of 500 kW or more to publish their energy efficiency data in the future. The eco Alliance is in favour of common European standards for the energy-efficient and climate-neutral operation of data centres. However, the current reporting obligations should be kept within reasonable limits.
date 2024/01/17
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