Policy & Law

eco on German IT Security Act 2.0: Premature National Regulation Poses High Risk for Companies and Private Users

The Association of the Internet Industry appeals to policy-makers to reset the timing for the deliberations on the German IT Security Act 2.0 and to await further developments at European level.

date 2020/12/11

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Networks

“The Internet defies the pandemic” – Monumental Growth...

DE-CIX study provides scientific evidence for the first time: The Internet is capable of bearing the burden of Corona – results allow us to breathe a sigh of relief.

date 2020/12/10

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Security

G-Core Labs & Intel Webinar: The most dangerous DDoS attacks and how to fight them

G-Core Labs & Intel invite you to take part in webinar on the 10 December - "The most dangerous DDoS attacks and how to fight them". With the COVID-19 pandemic leading us all to depend on online services like we never have before, a DDoS attack that takes operations offline can have very serious and long-term consequences for a business.

date 2020/12/10 placeOnline

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Policy & Law

eco Critical of German Draft Copyright Law: A Brake on Innovation Instead of Fair Balance of Interests

On 16 December, the German Federal Cabinet intends to vote on the draft law to implement the EU Copyright Directive. The eco Association continues to take a very critical stance on the draft law: from the association’s point of view, the planned regulations endanger Europe’s digital innovative power without leading to more fairness in the use of intellectual property on the Internet.

date 2020/12/09

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eco

“A Resource Without Which We’d Find It Hard to Tackle Our Problems”

The motto of the German 2020 Digital Summit was “More Sustainability by Means of Digitalisation”. A large chunk of the agenda was taken up by the topic of GAIA-X. Harald A. Summa in interview on the initiative’s prospects and whether digital infrastructures can contribute to a more sustainable life and economy.

date 2020/12/08

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Security

Verständlich und praxisnah - Kickoff AG Stand der Technik

Verständlich und praxisnah -Kickoff AG Stand der Technik Die Richtlinienkompetenz beweist der TeleTrust, nicht nur auf dem Gebiet dem Stand der Technik. Gemeinsam mit dem TeleTrust, den networkern NRW möchte eco als „Handreicher“ dienen, um mit Maßnahmen, die in einfacher Sprache für die Unternehmen zur Anwendung...

date 2021/01/21

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Policy & Law

German BND Act: eco Warns About Major Expansion of Espionage Practices

The German Chancellery has presented a draft of what is termed as the BND Act. According to the draft, the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) is to be given permission to hack providers abroad in order to obtain inventory, traffic and content data. eco – Association of the Internet Industry sharply criticises this initiative and has delivered a statement on the draft act.

date 2020/12/08

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data protection

Fact Sheet Blanket Data Retention

Technical background to blanket data protection in Germany is available in the Fact Sheet: What is Traffic Data?

date 2020/12/07

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date 2020/12/04

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Online Marketing

Marketing Managers are Missing Out on the Potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI offers many exciting opportunities in the field of Marketing, but its use in practice lags behind. According to the eco study Digital Marketing Trends 2020, 22 percent of companies want to improve their marketing with the help of AI in 2020.

date 2020/12/03

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