Security

eco on the IT Security Act 2.0

“Politicians must pull the ripcord in order not to gamble away trust in digital communication,” says eco’s Vice-Chair Klaus Landefeld.

date 2021/02/26

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Policy & Law

eco Association on the German BND Act: State Hacking Would Endanger IT Security

The current draft of the BND Act by the German Federal Chancellery is set to give the German Federal Intelligence Service permission to access inventory, traffic and content data without the knowledge of the operator in question. The eco Association warns of the consequences of such a regulation for general IT security and judges the draft as being unconstitutional.

date 2021/02/22

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Policy & Law

Inventory Data Disclosure: eco Association Warns Against Uncontrolled Data and Password Disclosure

The eco Association criticises procedure and warns against hasty decision in the Bundesrat – Password disclosure means profound invasion of privacy

date 2021/02/11

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Policy & Law

Criminal Online Trade: “Current draft law places every platform on the Internet under general suspicion”

In future, the German federal government wants to take tougher action against operators of criminal trading platforms on the Internet. To this end, the cabinet will discuss a corresponding draft of the Federal Ministry of Justice, which is to amend the German Criminal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure accordingly.

date 2021/02/10

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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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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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Security

The Fight Against Terrorism Should Not Happen at the Expense of the Security of All

Plans of the EU States to expand digital surveillance in the wake of the recent terrorist attack in Vienna trigger concerns for eco – Association of the Internet Industry.

date 2020/11/12

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Policy & Law

eco on ePrivacy Regulation: German Proposal as Severe Setback for Digitalisation

Last week, the German EU Presidency presented a proposal on the ePrivacy Regulation, with a decision possibly to be made tomorrow by the Telecommunications Working Group. For eco, the proposal is a significant step backwards for digitalisation.

date 2020/11/11

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Policy & Law

Roundtable: Security Update - EU Cybersecurity Regulation...

As digitalization is becoming ever more critical to the functioning of societies so is the security of services, products and networks. This development has given rise to the debate on how IT security is to be governed.

date 2020/11/26 placeOnline

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Digitalpolitik Deutschland

eco Opinion: EU Commission on the Notified Security Catalogue

The Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency) has issued the draft of a security catalogue. It is intended as a specification of the security requirements for the operation of telecommunications and data processing systems as well as for the processing of personal data. It is to be considered when designing security...

date 2020/11/04

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