Author Archives: awbmaven
The EU’s Police and Criminal Justice Data Protection Directive + Regulation re. personal information and data. cc #ACTA
[edit 7/MAR/12: Additional article from the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS): "On the package, Peter Hustinx, EDPS, says: "The proposed Regulation constitutes a huge step forward for the right to data protection in Europe. However, we are unfortunately still far from … Continue reading
“Implicit licence” and “Private copy exemption” my analysis and comment cc @10comm
Twitterer @10comm made an interesting tweet: 10 COM @10comm ““File Sharing” | Note by Prof Nico van Eijk on request of EU Parliament (May 2011) ivir.nl/publications/v… | #filesharing #acta#piracy“ That link does not work for me, so I found Prof … Continue reading
Is ‘Safe Harbour’, safe? Does it meet all #EU #acquis (EU laws)? Does, for instance, #Facebook?
The EU has a ‘Safe Harbour’ agreement with the US to provide “adequate protection” for EU businesses and citizens’ data: “The European Commission’s Directive on Data Protection went into effect in October of 1998, and would prohibit the transfer of … Continue reading
#ECJ ruling and why EU data must be ‘black-boxed’ from extra-EU judicial authorities.
Two recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) rulings have made clear that the policing of data in Europe should not be carried out by Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Both of these cases involve SABAM, a Belgian company responsible for authorising … Continue reading
“Kroes: Cloud can deliver digital growth” with my immediate observations including questions cc @NeelieKroes @euractiv @DigitalAgendaEU @10comm
EU Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes talks excitedly about “Cloud computing” here: The Cloud, like the Internet, is Global in nature. Cloud services are offered by a myriad companies whom are based in many of nation states and so their … Continue reading
#ACTA statement by @VivianeRedingEU with my immediate observations including questions cc @RalfGrahn @FFII @EDRi_org
Here is a statement by Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission and EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, on freedom of expression and information via the Internet, attempts to block websites, “three-strikes-laws”, and ACTA: http://ec.europa.eu/commission_2010-2014/reding/pdf/quote_statement_en.pdf Here are each point Viviane Reding … Continue reading
My Blog: Your web activity is being tracked! Some simple ways I employ to stop being tracked. So, enlarge the ’0,1% who knows’.
Some recent tweets have caused me to write this article: 10 COM @10comm Guide to digital advertising industry that’s watching your every click (watch out, 16 data-trackers on website…)theatlantic.com/technology/arc… A.Wood.B.Maven @awbMaven @10comm The @Ghostery extension blocks 15 of of the … Continue reading
Roundup of my diggings today to show #ACTA and the like are illegal, immoral, and the #EU must know it
I started the day with this tweet: @agonarch Someone needs to step up to the plate with regard to referring #ACTA to the #ECJ. ECJ considerations need to include not only 1/? Yesterday, I’d asked a direct question to David Martin, MEP (then informed … Continue reading
