Policy & Law

German Federal Government’s 2024 Take-Down Report: Hotlines Remain Indispensable – Decline in Case Numbers Not a Sign of All-Clear

The German federal government reports 31,536 reports of child sexual abuse material in its latest evaluation report for 2024 – fewer than in the record year of 2023, but still significantly higher than in all previous years. The figures correspond to the latest reports from the eco Complaints Office.

date 2025/06/18

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freyraum marketing GmbH

date 2025/06/18

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On the Impact Assessment on Retention of Data

The objective of the European Commission's call for evidence for an impact assessment on data retention is to examine the possible introduction of a harmonised EU framework, aiming to improve the availability of non-content communication data. eco would like to take this opportunity to comment on the consultation.

date 2025/06/18

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PGCIS GmbH

date 2025/06/18

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Cloud Computing

Looking Back at the Tech Show 2025 in Frankfurt

Together with eleven co-exhibitors, eco presented itself at this year's Tech Show Frankfurt on 4 and 5 June and helped shape the official trade fair programme with a total of seven panel discussions. In addition to providing content, the eco joint stand with an on-site barista served as a central point of contact for anyone...

date 2025/06/16

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Janitza electronics GmbH

date 2025/06/15

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Datacenter

Artificial Intelligence and Data Centres Go Hand in Hand

With AI Gigafactories, the EU aims to catch up in AI development. At least one of the planned super data centres is supposed to be built in Germany — according to the federal government's goal. eco supports this initiative but warns of a bureaucratic obstacle hurdle.  

date 2025/06/10

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Policy & Law

Legal Regulations on Access Blocking and Regulatory Situation

With access blocking, providers of Internet services can prevent their customers from accessing certain domains or IP addresses. However, access blocking is relatively easy to bypass. Nevertheless, access blocking is often used by legislators and regulators to combat illegal Internet content.

date 2025/06/10

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E-Mail

Secure Email Starts with the Sender

Email remains the backbone of digital communication. But this is precisely where its central weakness lies: billions of emails are sent every day – a significant proportion of which are fake, fraudulent or incorrectly authenticated. This is why the eco Association and the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) are committed to strengthening email security through concrete technical measures and the comprehensive implementation of established standards.

date 2025/06/10

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5 Questions for Constantin Schröder, i-doit

In this interview, Constantin Schröder, CEO of synetics GmbH, explains how the company has used the i-doit solution to create a platform that helps to bridge the difficult gap between compliance and the shortage of IT specialists. Mr Schröder, please explain briefly what i-doit is and what requirements your customers...

date 2025/06/10

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