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Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG): Penalty Guidelines Do Not Eliminate the Danger of Overblocking

Oliver Süme, Chair of the Board at eco, has the following comment to make on the penalty guidelines for the Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG) presented on Friday, 23rd March.

date 2018/03/27

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New Plans for European Blanket Data Retention Endanger the...

Although the European Court of Justice (EUCJ) declared as recently as December 2016 that blanket data retention without cause is incompatible with European fundamental rights, the EU Council has not deviated from its plans for European data retention. A paper already in circulation in the media shows just how concrete the...

date 2017/12/07

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eco: New Surveillance Plans Undermine Trust in Digital Services...

Ahead of today’s EU Internet Forum at ministerial level –which brings together Commissioners, Member States, Europol, and Internet companies to discuss developments in the fight against terrorist content on the Internet – and in the run-up to this week's conference of interior ministers in Leipzig, eco Board Member...

date 2017/12/06

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eco Welcomes Federal Network Agency Decision: Blanket Data...

The Higher Administrative Court of North Rhine-Westphalia decided last week, in its resolution on 22 June 2017, that blanket data retention does not comply with European Union law. The Internet provider SpaceNet, supported by eco, had taken legal action back in April 2016. Today, the German Federal Network Agency for Electricity,...

date 2017/06/28

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eco: State Trojan Must Not Undermine IT Security on the...

On the legislative amendment concluded yesterday in the German federal parliament for the use of so-called “State Trojans” for the surveillance of messenger services on smartphones, eco Director Professor Dr. Norbert Pohlmann comments: “Similar to what we have already seen with blanket data retention, we are again...

date 2017/06/23

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The Brakes are on for Blanket Data Retention: Case Supported...

Higher Administrative Court decision in the German state of NRW: SpaceNet AG not obligated to retain telecommunications data of customers Important signal for entire Internet sector Concerns about European law: Blanket data retention encroaches fundamental rights Blanket data retention is not compatible with European...

date 2017/06/22

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eco on the German Act for Law Enforcement in Social Networks:...

On the occasion of the German Legal Affairs Committee’s public hearing on the planned “Act for the Improvement of Law Enforcement in Social Networks”, eco – Association of the Internet Industry points again forcefully to its position on the proposed legislation, and emphasizes: “Political responsibility also...

date 2017/06/19

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Cyber Attack WannaCry: German Federal Govt Should Implement Cyber Security Strategy

On the current debates in connection with the cyber attack “WannaCry” last weekend, Prof. Norbert Pohlmann, eco Director for IT Security, says: “The calls from German ministries and parties for legislative measures are too short-sighted and offer no solution. What we need instead is consistent IT security management...

date 2017/05/15

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eco Criticizes Proposed Law Against Hate Speech: “When in doubt, against the freedom of opinion”

Law encourages indiscriminate culture of deletion in the Internet Rather fast than thorough: notification before the end of the consultation period Sufficient legal regulation, enforcement must remain with the state The draft legislation presented by the German Federal Justice Minister for the so-called “Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz”...

date 2017/03/31

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eco Supports SpaceNet in Lawsuit against Blanket Data Retention

eco and SpaceNet push for a landmark decision Blanket data retention violates European civil rights Costs running into the millions for the Internet industry The Internet provider SpaceNet is seeking, with the support of eco, to get a court decision that it is not obligated to comply with the new German...

date 2016/05/09

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