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New UK counter-terrorism law limits online freedoms
27 Feb 2019; posted by the editor - Human Rights, Journalism, Internet news, United Kingdom

By Joy Hyvarinen, EDRi observer Index on Censorship, the United Kingdom
The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019 became law in the United Kingdom in February, after passing through UK parliament with less debate than many had hoped, while Brexit dominated the political agenda.

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Dutch court ruling undermines net neutrality
14 Feb 2019; posted by the editor - Internet news, European Union, Holland

By David Korteweg, EDRi member Bits of Freedom, the Netherlands
According to the court, the mobile operator T-Mobile may continue to provide certain music services with preferential treatment to its customers in the Netherlands − a disappointing judgment showing the need for better rules.

Tags: net neutrality european union

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Study evaluates net neutrality in EU
14 Feb 2019; posted by the editor - Internet news, European Union

By Iwona Laub, EDRi member Epicenter.works, Austria
Two and a half years after the adoption of the guidelines confirming strong protection for net neutrality in Europe, Austrian EDRi member epicenter.works published a study on the enforcement and status quo of net neutrality.

Tags: net neutrality european union

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Mars One Ventures AG in Administration
14 Feb 2019; posted by the editor - Business, Science

On February 5, 2019, the Court of Appeal of the Swiss canton Basel-Stadt confirmed that the Swiss corporation Mars One Ventures AG, one company of the Mars One group, is in administration. The company has a thirty day window to reverse the administration process.

Tags: Mars One

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Concerns remain over UK Counter-Terrorism legislation despite amendment
06 Feb 2019; posted by the editor - Journalism, United Kingdom

By Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has said that although it welcomes the inclusion of journalistic protections in specific clauses of the UK Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill, it remains concerned about the press freedom implications of a number of problematic provisions that were retained in the final version of the bill. The bill passed after a ‘ping-pong’ debate between the House of Commons and House of Lords, which reached final stages on 22 January 2019.

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We can no longer talk about sex on Facebook in Europe
17 Jan 2019; posted by the editor - General, Internet news

By Evelyn Austin, EDRi member Bits of Freedom, the Netherlands; translation by Winnie van Nunen
Sometime in late 2018, Facebook quietly added “Sexual Solicitation” to its list of “Objectionable Content”. Without notifying its users. This is quite remarkable, to put it mildly, as for many people sex is far from being a negligible part of life.

Tags: social media, facebook, sex

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EU Member States willing to retain illegal data retention
16 Jan 2019; posted by the editor - Internet news, Europe, European Union

By Jesper Lund, EDRi member IT-Pol, Denmark
With its judgments in April 2014 (Digital Rights Ireland ) and December 2016 (Tele2 ), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that blanket data retention was illegal under EU law. Rather than repealing their illegal data retention laws, EU Member States have instead adopted a tactic of ignoring the highest court of the European Union under the pretence of a “common reflection process” with an expert data retention working group under the Working Party on Information Exchange and Data Protection (DAPIX).

Tags: data retention

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