Policy & Law

eco Association on the Quad9 Ruling: Blocking of Internet Content Through the Back Door

Sony won a victory at the Leipzig Regional Court on 1 March in the much-publicised case against the Swiss Quad9 Foundation (file no. 05 O 807/22). The court ruled that the regulations of the German Telemedia Act (TMG) and the associated liability privilege do not apply, since a DNS resolver is not a service provider.

date 2023/03/03

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Gaia-X

Gaia-X: Survey Shows Great Acceptance in the Market

Gaia-X is widely accepted and positively perceived by companies. This is one result of the survey “Acceptance of Gaia-X” commissioned by the eco Association and GXFS. There is already a great understanding regarding the added values of Gaia-X and the associated opportunities to strengthen data sovereignty and reduce dependence on non-European providers.

date 2023/03/03

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New Work

eco survey for International Women’s Day shows: Prejudices on women’s IT and technology are still prevalent

Women have little interest in IT and technology: This is an opinion actually still held by almost 40 per cent (38.6 %) of Germans. A survey conducted by the research institute Civey on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry, which asked for reasons why the proportion of women in IT professions is so low, came to this conclusion.

date 2023/03/02

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eco Alliance Spokesperson Dr. Béla Waldhauser as Candidate for Board of the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact

On the strength of the Climate Neutral Data Centre Pact, the international data centre industry is supporting the climate goals of the European Commission. Dr Béla Waldhauser, Spokesperson of the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, is now once again a candidate for the upcoming board election.

date 2023/03/02

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Security

Internet Security Days 2023 – Submit Papers Now

Under the motto “Backup to the Future”, the eco Association invites you to the Internet Security Days (ISD) at Phantasialand near Cologne on 20 and 21 September 2023.

date 2023/02/28

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Domains

eco at the ICANN76 Community Forum in Cancún

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers invites you to the ICANN76 Community Forum in Cancún. The eco Association will attend the event and advocate among other things, for the protection of the DNS (Domain Name System) against abuse.

date 2023/02/28

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nodapo Software GmbH

date 2023/02/28

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Neuland@Homeland GmbH

date 2023/02/27

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NorthC Deutschland GmbH

date 2023/02/27

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IoT

eco Survey: No sign yet of reduced energy consumption and costs: 85 per cent of Germans do not use smart home solutions

At 8.2 per cent, smart solutions in the heating sector are those most frequently used in German households. This is the result of a survey of 2,500 people conducted by the opinion research institute Civey on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry in mid-February 2023.

date 2023/02/27

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