Freedom, Security, Privacy European Home Affairs in an open world – Report of the Informal High Level Advisory Group on the Future of European Home Affairs Policy (“The Future Group”), June 2008 Continue Reading
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International Privacy Officials Recommend Social Networking Privacy Safeguards
EPIC: “The International Working Group On Data Protection in Telecommunications has released a report and guidance (pdf) on privacy in social networking services. The report identifies risks to privacy and security, and provides guidance to regulators, service operators and users to counter these risks. Risks include the large amount of data collection; the misuse of… Continue Reading
ACLU letter to President of the EU's Article 29 Working Group
Barry Steinhart, director of the ACLU Technology & Liberty Project: April 16, 2008 Letter from the ACLU to the President of the European Union’s Article 29 Working Group urging investigation of NSA spying. “We would like to take this opportunity to raise with you and your colleagues our concerns regarding new extrajudicial surveillance of European… Continue Reading
Legally eHealth: Putting eHealth in its European Legal Context
Legally eHealth: Putting eHealth in its European Legal Context. Legal and regulatory aspects of eHealth Study report March 2008. “The Legally eHealth Report…seeks to examine some keys of the legal questions raised by the adoption of eHealth tools in healthcare. It looks at how EU legislation on data protection, product and services liability, and trade… Continue Reading
European Privacy Officials: Privacy Rules Apply to Search Engines
EPIC: “European privacy officials have established “a clear set of responsibilities” on search engine companies regarding their handling of user data. The opinion, issued by the Article 29 Working Group, states that the European Union Data Protection Directive requires search engines to “delete or irreversibly anonymise personal data once they no longer serve the specified… Continue Reading
Cybercrime Legislation: EU Country Profiles
Cybercrime Legislation – Country profiles: “These profiles have been prepared within the framework of the Council of Europes Project on Cybercrime in view of sharing information on cybercrime legislation and assessing the current state of implementation of the Convention on Cybercrime under national legislation. They do not necessarily reflect official positions of the countries covered… Continue Reading
Google Finalizes Acquisition of DoubleClick
Follow up to previous postings on the Google-DoubleClick merger, this announcement today from Eric Schmidt, Google Chairman and CEO: “I’m pleased to share the news that we completed our acquisition of DoubleClick today. Although it’s been nearly a year since we announced our intention to acquire DoubleClick last April, we are no less excited today… Continue Reading
EU Safer Internet Plus Programme
“The Safer Internet plus programme aims to promote safer use of the Internet and new online technologies, particularly for children, and to fight against illegal content and content unwanted by the end-user, as part of a coherent approach by the European Union.” Make the internet a safer place, February 2008: While the international context is… Continue Reading
One person in eight in the EU27 avoids e-shopping because of security concerns
Press release: “In connection with the 5th Safer Internet Day1 on 12 February 2008, Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, presents a selection of statistics concerning internet activities, security concerns and virus attacks. The Safer Internet Day is part of a global drive to promote a safer Internet for all users, in particular… Continue Reading
EU Data Protection Day, January 28, 2008
“The aim of the Data Protection Day is to give European citizens the chance to understand what personal data is collected and processed about them and why, and what their rights are with respect to this processing. They should also be made aware of the risks inherent and associated with the illegal mishandling and unfair… Continue Reading
European Security Research Agenda: European Commission Working documents
European Security Research Agenda: European Commission Working documents: Public-Private Dialogue in Security Research and Innovation: Summary of the Impact Assessment (SEC (2007); Public-Private Dialogue in Security Research and Innovation: Impact Assessment (SEC (2007) See also Security research to better combat terrorism Continue Reading
Google Privacy Chief Calls for International Data Protection Standards
Heise Online: “The world’s number one search engine Google is calling for international standards for data protection. “Three quarters of the countries in the world have no privacy regimes at all”, Peter Fleischer, Google’s Privacy Chief, explained at a conference organized by UNESCO, the UN’s Education, Science, and Culture Organization, on the topic of “Internet… Continue Reading
