Policy & Law

eco Association on the Entry into Force of the AI Act – National Legislation Must Unite Vision and Practice!

From 2 February 2025, the AI Act will prohibit manipulation by AI, social scoring and remote biometric identification in real time – a decisive step for ethics and consumer protection. The EU is thus sending a clear signal in favour of a uniform legal framework based on ethics, diversity and data security. However, the...

date 2025/01/31

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Association of the Internet Industry Warns Against Unconstitutional Surveillance: Union Calls for Massive Expansion of Security Powers

eco sharply criticizes the extensive surveillance demands of the CDU/CSU. In response to today’s government statement by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Union is calling for aspects such as data retention.

date 2025/01/29

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European Data Protection Day: Survey Shows Majority of Germans Find Online Data Protection Too Complicated

In the digital age, data protection is more important than ever. However, a recent eco survey conducted among 2,500 German citizens in the European Data Protection Day shows that, in Germany, the majority of citizens (52.4%) consider data protection to be too complicated.

date 2025/01/28

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2025 Abuse Workshop @ Nordic Domain Days

eco's topDNS initiative is once again a proud partner of the Nordic Domain Days and invites you to attend the workshop on fighting online abuse on the second day of the conference.

date 2025/04/29 placeStockholm / Remote

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Policy & Law

Digital Germany 2030: Internet Policy Agenda from eco

From the eco Association perspective, the political structures and frameworks for digitalisation in Germany are inadequate. In the Internet Policy Agenda, eco calls for a fundamental restructuring of digital policy decision-making processes and procedures.

date 2025/01/23

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Internet Policy Agenda

Ten requirements of the Internet industry for a Digital Germany 2030.

date 2025/01/23

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eco Association on the US AI Initiative ‘Stargate’: “Europe Must Strengthen Its Digital Infrastructures to Keep Up with Global AI Competition”

The global race for dominance in artificial intelligence is in full swing, and Europe, along with Germany, must act decisively to remain competitive. A robust data centre infrastructure is crucial for Europe’s independence and strategic ability to act.

date 2025/01/22

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ImpressSol GmbH

date 2025/01/20

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Red Teaming: Hacking – Ethically!

In this interview, experienced security expert Nico Leidecker from NVISO explains the advantages of ethical hacking and the aspects to watch out for.

date 2025/01/20

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Policy & Law

eco on the Inauguration of Donald Trump

eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme's statement on the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, on 20 January 2024.

date 2025/01/17

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