For the Association of the Internet Industry, the responsibilities and liability for IT security must be regulated in a balanced manner within the framework of the IT-SiG 2.0 and security gaps must be closed quickly: State back-doors and the targeted weakening of encryption are counterproductive for IT security and jeopardise confidence in the use of digital services.

The Association of the Internet Industry welcomes the fact that the judgement has removed ambiguities in the setting of personal cookies and that the handling of data has been regulated uniformly at European level.

eco publishes guidelines on the current reform of the German Network Enforcement Act: The Association of the Internet Industry supports the containment of hate, incitement and right-wing extremism as well as the fight against illegal content on the internet. The controversial law continues to cause fierce debate due to an obligation to surrender passwords as well as a duty to disclosure inventory and usage data by telemedia service providers.

eco draws up a 6-point catalogue of requirements from the Internet industry for the strengthening of Europe as a digital location