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Position Paper on the European Green Deal

With the European Green Deal, the EU Commission is making it clear that the coming decades will not only be characterised by the climate-neutral transformation of the European economy, but will also be marked by a comprehensive digitalisation of the economy and society.

date 2020/07/29

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eco and DE-CIX CEO Harald A. Summa elected as Chair of the Organization Member Advisory Council of the Internet Society

The Internet Society Organization Member Advisory Council serves as an advisory body to the Internet Society senior management and board, on matters affecting the general welfare and effectiveness of the global Internet and its users.

date 2020/07/23

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eco://award: Application Deadline Extended

Companies can still enter the race for the renowned eco://award until Monday, August 10, 2020, with their top digital achievement.

date 2020/07/23

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eco Re-elected to the INHOPE Board

Peter-Paul Urlaub, Consultant in the eco Complaints Office, has been elected as treasurer to the INHOPE board, allowing him to make an important contribution to the further development of the organisation.

date 2020/07/23

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eco Criticizes new German Telemedia Act: Legislator misses opportunity to give clear rejection to the blocking of Internet content

On 2 July 2020, the German parliament, the Bundestag, passed a bill to amend the German Telemedia Act (TMG). eco regrets that the legislator did not take the opportunity to finally eliminate the basis for the blocking of Internet content, which creates legal uncertainty for businesses and citizens alike and is not an adequate means of enforcing copyright claims on the Internet.

date 2020/07/22

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AI strategy for companies: Eight steps to digital transformation

For the majority of the companies, what is currently most relevant is a strategy that strengthens their own value creation in the long term.

date 2020/07/22

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eco supports Global Encryption Coalition

The coalition's goal is to promote and defend encryption as a critical technology that helps keep people, their information, and communications private and secure.

date 2020/07/20

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eco on the End of the EU-US Privacy Shield: The consequences for companies & international data traffic are dramatic

The European Court of Justice today overturned the EU-US Privacy Shield Agreement.  The Association of the Internet Industry predicts a significant impact on many companies in the EU that have relied on the Privacy Shield for data transfers to the US.

date 2020/07/16

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eco on the Upcoming ECJ Decision on EU-US Privacy Shield

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) will decide today, 16 July, in the Schrems II case, whether the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission and, if applicable, the EU-US Privacy Shield rule will apply to the transfer of personal data to countries outside the European Union.

date 2020/07/16

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eco Survey: Confidence in Data Security is Greatest in Online Banking

Overall, Germans have little confidence in data security on online platforms. Despite this, users still do not take enough responsibility for their own security measures. This was the finding of a representative survey conducted on behalf of eco – Association of the Internet Industry

date 2020/07/14

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