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eco Survey on Media Use and Children’s Photos Online: Only 9 per cent of parents cover their child’s face

According to the eco survey, 81.6 per cent of all parents surveyed restrict the circle of recipients when they share photos via messenger services. Only 8.8 per cent use smileys to cover their child’s face.

date 2022/08/08

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eco Complaints Office

Background Paper on the CSAM Regulation

On 11 May 2022, the EU Commission adopted and published the proposal for a regulation on preventing and combating child abuse content. After a first analysis, eco would like to point out the following points in particular.

date 2022/08/01

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Digital Identities: eco Publishes Position Paper on a Uniform EU-Wide Legal Framework

More and more services are shifting from the analogue to the digital world. In order for users to be able to use online services with confidence, regardless of whether they are provided by public or private providers, a secure and Europe-wide standardised solution for authentication is needed,

date 2022/08/01

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G7 Digital Ministers’ Meeting: eco Presents Recommended Actions for Strengthening Digital Sovereignty and Cybersecurity

The Digital Ministers of the G7 countries are now meeting in Dusseldorf, with the protection of digital infrastructure and cybersecurity being key focal points due to the Russian war of aggression on Ukraine. In a guidelines paper, eco defines how these topics can be strengthened in a sustainable manner.

date 2022/05/10

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Digital Policy 2021 Annual Review by Alexander Rabe, Managing Director eco - Association of the Internet Industry

As another Covid year draws to a close, let’s take the opportunity to review the digital policy highlights of this year! To begin with the brightest news of the year: In these Covid times, digital infrastructures, digital technologies and digital applications have kept things up and running, thereby contributing to combatting the pandemic by switching physical contacts to the virtual.

date 2021/12/21

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eco Association on the German State Trojans: Risks and Responsibility Must Not Be Offloaded onto Companies

eco is sharply critical of the fact that companies may be legally obliged to make their telecommunications equipment available for the imperceptible installation of government spying software and the redirection of data.

date 2021/12/16

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Log4J: German Federal Government Must Promote Trust and Security in the Internet

Regarding the Log4J vulnerability, Prof. Norbert Pohlmann, Board Member for IT Security at eco, sees the threat from cyber attacks as having hit a frightening new level. The German federal government must now do everything they can to quickly shut down the existing IT vulnerabilities.  

date 2021/12/14

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eco Association on the Coalition Agreement: Digitalisation in Germany – Now It Can Start – Clear Commitment to the Digital Awakening

The topic of digitalisation can be found in almost all sections of the coalition agreement, thus duly reflecting the importance of the cross-cutting topic of digitalisation. It is clear that the future German federal government intends on making a digital breakthrough.

date 2021/11/25

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eco Association and Identity Valley Launch Cooperation for...

Development of a Digital Responsibility Guide for Gaia-X as first project objective Trust is the key to successful digitalisation. eco – Association of the Internet Industry has been advocating digitalisation with responsibility and in accordance with social values and standards for over 25 years. In order to push...

date 2021/09/24

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Holiday Photos Online: eco Complaints Office Gives 5 Tips on What Parents Should Watch Out for

Holidays at the beach or lake and eternalising shared family experiences via photos – that’s what many people wish for at the moment. But is it really safe to share pictures of children and young people via messenger services or social media platforms? Alexandra Koch-Skiba, Head of the eco Complaints Office, reveals what parents should look out for to ensure that their holiday photos do not lead to any unpleasant surprises.

date 2021/06/23

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