Klaus Landefeld
Policy & Law

eco on Act for the Protection of the Constitution: Online State searches are coming after all, weakening confidence in digital technologies

The draft law passed today obliges Internet providers and telecommunications companies to cooperate with the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and the authorities for the protection of the constitution: In future, companies will be obliged to route “suspicious” data packets to the authorities, who will then subsequently send them on to the actual recipient.
date 2020/10/21
press
eco on the Conference of EU Digital Ministers: GAIA-X Should Adopt an International Form
Cloud Computing

eco on the Conference of EU Digital Ministers: GAIA-X Should Adopt an International Form

At a virtual conference of European digital ministers being held today, an agreement is to be reached on the merging of European cloud capacities. For the Association of the Internet Industry, GAIA-X is considered to be a flagship project in this realm, offering the potential to fully exploit the opportunities of the data economy while at the same time making a reality out of the Digital Single Market.
date 2020/10/15
press
Oliver SĂĽme
Policy & Law

eco on the German Draft Law for New Copyright: Upload Filters and Requirements for Platform Providers Remain Disproportionate

The eco Association has criticized the draft law presented yesterday by the German Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJV) for the transposition of the EU copyright reform. The draft has not been calibrated with the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), puts technical filters back in the spotlight, and still contains impracticable regulations for service providers.
date 2020/10/14
press
ICANN69 Readout
Domains

ICANN69 Readout – Highlights & Take-Aways from the 22nd...

eco & ICANN invite you to a joint ICANN69 Readout to summarise and discuss selected topics from the 22nd Virtual Annual General Meeting. Speakers from different constituencies of the ICANN community will provide an overview of the highlights and key take-aways of the virtual ICANN69 meeting from their respective perspective. Participants will have the opportunity for discussion and to ask questions.
date 2020/10/27 placeWebinar
WEBINAR