Digital Rights Organizations Push for User Rights in Article 17 Drew Wilson | January 20, 2020 Europe is holding hearings about the implementation of Article 17 (censorship machines). Digital rights organizations are pushing for rights.
Constitutional Court Declares Austrian Hacking Law Unconstitutional Drew Wilson | December 26, 2019 An Austrian law that allowed police to upload malicious software to targets computers has been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.
EDRI Warns France Against Adoption of the Avia Hate Speech Law Drew Wilson | December 7, 2019 The Avia Law in France has received a lot of criticism. EDRI has gotten the chance to weigh in, saying that they, too, disapprove of the law.
UK Data Breach Notifications Quadruple Under GDPR Laws Drew Wilson | June 1, 2019 The roaring success of Europe’s GDPR laws is continuing to pay dividends to users. Breach notifications in the UK have quadrupled.
Day 8 of Article 13 Passage: EU Rejects Germany’s Blanket License Idea Drew Wilson | April 3, 2019 Germany has said that it will create a blanket license for the Internet. Unfortunately, EU officials have quickly struck that down, demanding filters.
EU Commission Retracts Attack Piece on European’s Drew Wilson | February 20, 2019 The EU Commission attacked European’s as mobs and examples of fake “activism”. Now, they have retracted that article saying that their attack is being misunderstood.
Digital Rights Advocates Slam Latest Version of Article 11 and Article 13 Drew Wilson | February 14, 2019 After the passage of Europe’s article 11 and article 13, digital rights advocates have slammed the directive, saying it is the worst version yet.
Data Breach Whistle-Blowing Skyrockets After GDPR Passage Drew Wilson | December 28, 2018 While some debate whether or not the GDPR is a net positive development in Europe, one good sign is that breach whistle-blowing is on the rise.
Article 13 Supporters Changes Tactics, Say’s It’s All About YouTube Drew Wilson | December 4, 2018 Major media conglomerates are changing tactics when it comes to pushing for the censorship machine. They now say it’s all about YouTube payouts.
Article 11 Amendment Could Kill Creative Commons News Drew Wilson | November 4, 2018 Article 11 (AKA the Link Tax) is currently receiving amendments. One Amendment could mean the death of Creative Commons.
