text_combined: edrigram newsletter iplfgvtbedriorg edrigram biweekly newsletter digital civil rights europe number 520 24 october 2007 contents 1 sign edri statement coe recommendation campaign update 2 new italian draft law disguise state censorship 3 online police searches adopted also austria 4 internet media companies push principles user content 5 website p2p download links found legal spanish court 6 electronic voting machines eliminated netherlands 7 fingerprints passports german population risky experiment 8 update dna biometrics french immigration law 9 oscars data leeches german big brother awards 2007 10 communia public domain alternative licensing knowledgesharing 11 social welfare leaks show flaws irish government databases 12 recommended reading 13 agenda 14 1 sign edri statement coe recommendation campaign update 31 international national organisations different countries already signed edri statement new recommendation council europe coe failing uphold freedom expression online environment related instruments currently preparation coe edri calls ngos groups world sign support edri statement take action help avoid risk damages freedom expression information online world signatures preferably gathered 28 october 2007 next meeting coe expert group prepared recommendation scheduled 2930 october 2007 strasbourg attended observer edri representative statement edri expresses serious concerns recommendation promotes opaque selfregulation soft law instruments driven private interests implemented technical mechanisms edri deeply concerned instruments used legitimize subtle means censorship privatised censorship measures protect socalled harmful content opennet initiative reports internet filtering study numerous filtering cases reported edri newsletter shown technical mechanisms used remove local content block access hosted foreign websites censor political social content found objectionable even content allegedly illegal filtering seldom operated following legal order leading serious breaches rule law addition freedom expression privacy access information knowledge fundamental rights stake technical filtering mechanisms promoted used given lack transparency filtering tools one knows happens personal data persons tentatively accessing blocked content finally filters used contentsharing platforms still showing many design failures including leading massive overblocking legal legitimate content edri considers thus recommendation damaging retrograde step freedom expression freedom press online world well fundamental rights rule law principle first signatories edri statement background information 7 languages httpwwwedriorgcoerec200711signatories opennet initiative httpopennetnet selection filtering cases reports edrigram httpwwwedriorgissuesfreedomjurisprudence 2 new italian draft law disguise state censorship already happened six years ago infamous law 622001 new law draft rearrangement publishing prepared italian government 3 august 2007 entering parliament procedure clearly intends enforce bureaucratic financial burdens well sanctions also free private expression thought normal citizens using internet text prepared government deliberately confusing ambiguous approved parliament would cause confusion uncertainty possibility free expression even people professional journalists publishers newspapers magazines broadcasting explanation government intends treat cardcarrying journalists also people dont intend proposed text omits clear statement obligations instituted law approved apply professionals entrepreneurs content producing industry concern sanction defamation governments proposal nonsolution appropriate laws already exist anyone publishing online easily identified excuse liberticide legislation fact legislator draft leads creation one damocles sword used whoever publishes uncomfortable opinions information law approved would obeyed many people variety reasons aware dont understand deliberate legitimate civil disobedience obscure meaning difficult interpretation etc result would creation artificial crime persecuted according circumstances opportunities whims biases whoever hold power damaging also business enterprises using net well internet providers draft law inflicts severe blow hosting services well based communities free providing widely useful content therefore addition contrasting universal right free speech also hampers business model increasingly proven extended social benefit demand clearly stated obligations really necessary apply publishers press services generally information entrepreneurs work profit obtain public subsidies clearly excluding publishing private individuals nonprofit organisations selling anything statement issued alcei 19 october following widespread protest italy government making reassuring noises amending draft course mean problem solved necessary keep eye happens law goes parliamentary process well government legislative action may similar effects alcei statement return minculpop 19102007 httpwwwalceiorgp31 italian version httpwwwalceiitindexphparchives126 law 622001 italian 7032001 httpwwwinterlexittestil01_62htm draft law rearrangement publishing italian 3082007 httpwwwgovernoitpresidenzadiedocddl_editoria_030807pdf interlex n 382 special issue freedom information italian 23102007 httpwwwinterlexit contribution edrimember alcei italy 3 online police searches adopted also austria austrian authorities announced police start 2008 use online searches investigation tool order keep use new technologies terrorist serious crimes austria joining way germany switzerland working direction despite serious privacy concerns interview radio station ö1 austrian minister internal affairs günther platte minister justice maria berger announced new measure proposed discussed government meeting two politicians explained measure used connection terrorist cases serious crimes punishment least 10 years imprisonment foreseen decision adopted government meeting 18 october 2007 still waits legal technical clarifications decision applied implementation expected start earlier late 2008 online searches need judges warrant overseen ministry home affairs legal protection officer minister justice maria berger said online searches carried exceptional circumstances measure needed order keep terrorists use internet resources response growing number electronic crimes worldwide according new decision austrian police able bug hard disks pcs sending trojan horses via email also planting trojan horses pcs targeted users penetrating apartments reported edrigram online searches computers secret services reality germany since 2005 following order interior minister otto schily german federal supreme court karlsruhe ruled 5 february 2007 according german code criminal procedure online police snooping illegal since german authorities shown higher desire push legal basis online searches personal computers germany switzerland decided also june 2007 allow secret online searches federal police authority coalition agrees online searches german 17102007 httpoe1orfatinforadio82299html austria plans start conducting secret online searches 2008 18102007 httpwwwheisedeenglishnewstickernews97595 swiss government decides secret online searches german 16062007 httpwwwheisedenewstickermeldung91247 edrigram new calls computer online searches german authorities 9052007 httpwwwedriorgedrigramnumber59computeronlineseachesgermany edrigram online police searches found illegal germany 14022007 httpwwwedriorgedrigramnumber53onlinesearches 4 internet media companies push principles user content set principles desired create online environment development user generated content ugc services protection copyright owner rights recently set several media internet companies cbs dailymotion fox entertainment group myspace nbc veoh networks viacom initiative walt disney microsoft major companies google rights owner sony timewarner paramount sign document ugc services refer services myspace soapbox msn video dailymotion veohcom exclude technologies browsers email search services principles set guidelines objectives elimination infringing content ugc services encouragement original authorized usergenerated audio video content uploads protection user privacy encouragement fair use copyrighted content ugc services also seen outsiders attempt bring drm online videosharing space although principles meant foster innovation encourage creativity view use state art filtering blocking technology may eliminate infringing content ugc services regular removal unblocked infringing content links sites clearly predominantly used dissemination infringing content targeted well companies also collaborate creating procedures deal claims blocking error principles mention fair use four times document refer signatory organisations understand term one obligations set principles preserving 60day period connection information related internet user posted infringing content online information site suppose provide rights owner request another interesting commitment members ugc agreement observing rules attack case content properly filtered context two members nbc universal veoh applying complaints one signed agreement might bring leverage litigation big absent signatories agreement google 15 october unveiled filtering technology youtube videosharing site owns google representatives part negations decided sign agreement time youtube engineering director jeremy doig stated industrywide technology mandates generally bad idea industry still young believe marketplace innovation lead creative solutions cant even begin imagine today reason reserve could law suit google viacom copyrighted content youtube one reason may fact googles new filtering technology removes infringing content immediately site guidelines suggest blocking infringing uploads made available public internet media industry leaders unveil principles foster online innovation protecting copyrights press release 18102007 httpwwwugcprinciplescompress_releasehtml principles user generated content services httpwwwugcprinciplescom disney microsoft lead copyright pact 19102007 httponlinewsjcompublicarticlesb119269788721663302html studios unveil copyright protection guidelines 18102007 httpwwwnewscom830110784_397997787html sharing videos towards end process french 19102007 httpwwwecransfrpartagedevideosverslafindes2377html microsoft viacom posture content sharing 19102007 httpwwwwebpronewscominsiderreports20071019microsoftviacompostureoncontentsharing 5 website p2p download links found legal spanish court case sharemulacom website publishing p2p download links users acquire movies music software recently dismissed spanish magistrate case opened october 2006 brigade technological investigations retained 15 people responsible sharemulacom asking closing site alleged copyright infringement time spanish media made big fuss case 15 retained people considered belonging large international clandestine pirating network case considered big success federación antipiratería spain antipirating federation year later madrid court decided site administrators infringed law links p2p downloads commercial purposes furthermore site included illegal content links downloads defence sharemula based three previous similar rulings defence attorneys consider found judge rigorously applied law dismissed accusations based sheer ignorance believe prosecution including sgae general society authors editors egeda audiovisual producers rights management association large companies microsoft walt disney company iberia twentieth century fox home etc appeal decision hope appelate court back present decision sharemulacom case linking web decided dismissed spanish 17102007 httpwwwderechointernetorgnode417 spanish court decides linking p2p downloads legal 19102007 httpwwwafterdawncomnewsarchive11510cfm legal sentence casts doubts illegality p2p downloads spanish 18102007 httpwwwelpaiscomarticulointernetsentenciajudicialsiembranuevasdudasilegalidaddescargasp2pelpeputec20071018elpepunet_7tes 6 electronic voting machines eliminated netherlands nedapgroenendaal voting machines decertified 1 october 2007 district court alkmaar netherland following voting confidence advice issued 27 september korthals altes committee created purpose verify validity systems announcement secretary interior regulations approval voting machines 1997 would withdrawn action result administrative law procedure started trust voting computers foundation march 2007 foundation issued report october 2006 examined nedapgroenendaal es3b operation 8 9 poling stations netherlands report showing systems highly insecure leaving room fraud large scale korthals altes committee report came confirm results foundation report trust voting computers showed system worked software created gave details one could get complete undetected control election results one access devices elections even brief period report also showed radio emanations systems could received several meter distance giving possibility find people voted next elections netherlands use paper ballots red pencil method provides transparency used several countries europe us paper copy vote required ireland use voting machines stopped due serious questions regarding security uk election council intends stopping electronic voting pilot projects carried last years germany doubts arisen regarding use well france serious problems occurred pilot electronic voting spring election system considered disaster petition preservation paper voting issued occasion future next phase netherlands paper poling could use vote printers separate counting machines dutch voting computers decertified httpwwwwijvertrouwenstemcomputersnietnlenglish study trust voting computers foundation 6102006 httpwwwwijvertrouwenstemcomputersnietnlimages991es3benpdf edrigram evoting france first round presidential elections 25042007 httpwwwedriorgedrigramnumber58evotingfrance edrigram european evoting machines cracked dutch group 11102006 httpwwwedriorgedrigramnumber419evoting 7 fingerprints passports german population risky experiment 1 november 2007 registration offices throughout germany begin collecting fingerprints citizens wishing travel two years storage facial image rfid chip introduced project full biometric registration whole population continues germanys chaos computer club ccc points epassport risks sideeffects particularly affect senior citizens many older people problems giving fingerprints experience well international german studies show considerably 10 senior citizens must expect recordable fingerprints inevitably expose discrimination tightened inspections longer delays people working intensely hands face disadvantages ccc advises days left passports without fingerprint registration applied german registration offices even people whose passport still valid apply new passport thus evading german authorities data collection mania federal constitutional court rules compatibility new measures german constitution even according german government measurable gain security biometric passports proved written answer parliamentary question ccc speaker dirk engling says introduction risky technology seems motivated mainly commercial interests current former members government really case corruptions perceptions index transparency international extent threat posed biometric data rfid chips illustrated none jörg ziercke president federal criminal office despite assurances experts biometric data safe wears biometric passport protective cover shield radio waves federal foreign office also shown distrust security promises interior ministry german diplomats receive passports without rfid chips due higher threat levels face fingerprints passports german population become guinea pigs risky experiment german 16102007 httpwwwcccdeupdates2007risikoexperimentreisepasslanguagede german government confirms biometric identification documents pointless german 20062007 httpwwwcccdeupdates2007biometrieunsinndeluxelanguagede contribution edrimember chaos computer club germany translation sebastian lisken foebud ev 8 update dna biometrics french immigration law final vote 23 october 2007 french parliament confirmed introduction dna testing new immigration law prove family links foreign candidates applying 3 months visa family regrouping grounds recourse could decision french constitutional council remove provision law since parliamentary opposition socialists communists greens together centrist members parliament announced would challenge adopted law constitutional judge final vote occurred parliamentary commission agreed harmonisation draft texts resulting national assembly senate respect dna testing provision initially adopted national assembly modifications occurred order answer criticisms main changes dna tests paid french government anymore made expenses visa applicant biological family links would checked mothers dna avoid unexpected possibly dramatic revelations family need test authorised civil court informed consent concerned persons expressly collected whole provision declared experimental revised end year 2009 however changes mean satisfied numerous opponents provision demand remains dna testing used check family links since links reduced blood relation 280 000 persons including personalities political parties signed petition thousands people participated street demonstrations many french cities 20 october provision many observers commenting provision including foreign countries referred practices nazi occupation period editorial newyork times even reminded immigration issues bring worst instincts politicians republican presidential candidate tom tancredo recently introduced similar bill us house press agencies reported french opinion seem however divided according poll made 1819 october 2007 45 1000 asked persons find provision french society values 49 considers dna testing good measure since allows check family visa applicants indeed members family french constitutional council decide upon challenged law within one month challenge filed expected happen immediately vote 23 october addition dna testing draft law introduced use biometrics foreigners without much debate article 62 adopted law requires beneficiaries financial support foreigners voluntarily returning home photograph digital fingerprints taken stored yet another database provision introduced claim would help fighting frauds case persons come back stay france analysis published 24 october french edri member iris highlights provision way dna testing former biometric databases setup part general strategy managerial logic based rationalization processes procedures leading fundamental transformation conception society based mutual trust situation generalized suspicion edrigram dna tests proposed france family visa applicants 26092007 httpwwwedriorgedrigramnumber518dnatestfrancevisa petition dna tests french launched 03102007 httpwwwtouchepasamonadncom thousands people demonstrated immigration project dna tests french 21102007 httpwwwlemondefrwebarticle0102322436969450519599100html newyork times pseudoscientific bigotry france 21102007 httpwwwnytimescom20071021opinion21sun2html ap dna test immigrants sought 16102007 httphostedaporgdynamicstoriesiimmigrants_dna 49 french dna test family regroupment french 23102007 httpwwwliberationfractualitereutersreuters_france286596frphp iris immigration yet another biometric detail french 24102007 httpwwwirissgdgorgactionsfichiersbiometrieretour1007html contribution meryem marzouki edri member iris france 9 oscars data leeches german big brother awards 2007 2007 ceremony german big brother awards called oscars data leeches took place 12 october bielefeld jury difficult task choosing 500 nominations negative big brother awards germany started 2000 organised edrimember foebud association category workplace winner year award novartis pharma gmbh company spied employees although company joined faircompany initiative committed voluntary selfcontrol pharmaceutical industry code conduct boasts respect fair work conditions human rights time sends detectives follow sales people take notes visits pharmacies gps following reports company sends appraisals employees hr department hamburg municipal education sports authority award regional category introduced central register pupils pupils students permanently compared register residents order find children parents without residence permit alien registration office access files due register parents taking children school risk found therefore may deported thus hamburg acts right access education applies children without residence permit business category deutsche bahn ag german railways plc declared winner company introduced many measures possible identify travellers personalised online ticket selling mandatory provision photo date birth discount passes video surveillance rfid chip allinclusive oneyear ticket without customers knowledge without guarantees personal data protection award consumer protection category went marriott hyatt intercontinental hotel chains germany keeping personal information customers eating drinking preferences credit card data address telephone number hobbies even medical type information frightening thing customers idea personal information stored hotel computers probably servers located us technology category ptv planung transport verkehr ag individual rating system car insurances uses payasyoudrive technology piece equipment used record driving routes behaviours send information insurance company award politics category received federal minister finance introduction permanent tax id number taxable persons something like personal code number unconstitutional germany data gathered registration authorities country sent federal central tax authority assigns unique tax id sends number back registration authorities would incompatible constitutional value human dignity state assume power compulsive registration cataloguing individual complete personality decision given 1969 federal constitutional court highest court germany federal minister justice received award communication category bill goes federal constitutional court ruling 1983 states constitutional collection nonanonymised data undetermined notyetdetermined purposes bill ministry justice introduce retention telecommunications connection data germany agreement european directive 200624ec according member states oblige providers public communication network operators retain traffic data however directive comes conflict federal constitutional court ruling government administration category monika harms germanys federal prosecutor antiterror measures opponents g8 summit may year decision collect preserve body scent samples g8 opponents especially postal surveillance hamburg search letters militant g8 opponents clear violation privacy correspondence professional confidentiality stipulated german constitution besides individual awards categories jury big brother awards also established worrying trend moment germany increase registration biometric data public private institutions audience award attributed second time german big brother awards winner designated audience monika harms antiterror measures opponents g8 summit german big brother awards 2007 12102007 httpwwwbigbrotherawardsde2007 10 communia public domain alternative licensing knowledgesharing todays digital networks offer extraordinary new opportunities sharing building upon global public pool knowledge shedding light scientific educational economical ethical political importance digital public domain therefore become crucial future knowledgebased societies rationale behind freshly launched project communia european thematic network public domain digital age funded european commission econtent programme coordinated politecnico di torinos nexa research center internet society threeyear long project held kickoff meeting turin italy 28 september 2007 project proposed network 36 members 21 countries dedicated developing theoretical analysis strategic policy discussion existing emerging issues public domain digital environment well related topics including limited alternative forms licensing creative material including creative commons licenses open access scientific publications research results management works unknown authors ie orphan works communia organizing productive schedule thematic workshops conferences held several european venues goal maintaining strong link participants network aims producing analytical practical results including production book academic journal best practices guide european research reference centres final strategic report containing specific policy guidelines overall goal create open wide active partnership aimed improving knowledge access help stakeholders public private local european level tackling issues existence digital public domain raised undoubtedly continue raise information please visit project website questions comments requests information andor clarification sent coordinator communia prof juan carlos de martin communia project manager andrea glorioso european commission page communia httpwwweceuropaeuinformation_societyactivitiesecontentplusprojectspsicommuniaindex_enhtm communia project website httpcommuniaprojecteu nexa research center internet society httpnexapolitoit contribution bernardo parrella communia dissemination manager 11 social welfare leaks show flaws irish government databases two recent stories confirmed security measures irish government databases inadequate first case official department family social affairs found police leaked personal financial information brother serious criminal used target victims burglary blackmail second case involved another official department examined files irish celebrities systematically leaked information media cases appear reveal culture department common practice among department employees checking people casually follow another recent scandal officials department found selling information insurance industry civil servant mole leaked intelligence criminal 16102007 httpwwwindependentienationalnewscivilservantmoleleakedintelligencetocriminal1166835html official gave private details media new leak shock 16102007 httpwwwindependentienationalnewsofficialgaveprivatedetailstomediainnewleakshock1197811html welfare records leaked insurers 16072007 httpwwwdigitalrightsie20070716welfarerecordsleakedtoinsurers edrigram irish insurance industry gets personal data police 18072007 httpwwwedriorgedrigramnumber514irishdataleaking contribution tj mcintyre edrimember digital rights ireland 12 recommended reading everyones guide bypassing internet censorship citizens worldwide guide published citizen lab project university torontos munk centre international studies citizen lab director ronald deibert spoke internet censorship ifexs general meeting uruguay also cofounder opennet initiative guide intended nontechnical users provides tips strategies avoiding internet content filters published english translations planned httpdeibertcitizenlaborgcirc_guidepdf privacy human rights 2006 report annual report epic privacy international provides overview key privacy topics reviews state privacy 75 countries around world report outlines legal protections new challenges important issues events relating privacy privacy human rights 2006 report documents continued expansion government surveillance authority several countries pursued new data retention schemes expanded biometric identification requirements intensified international data transfers httpwwwepicorgphr06 french report evoting legal studies service french senate published september 2007 report evoting study concerns following countries germany england wales belgium spain ireland italy netherlands portugal switzerland abstract french httpwwwsenatfrlclc176lc176_monohtml report french httpwwwsenatfrlclc176lc176pdf 13 agenda 25 october 2007 vienna austria quintessenz vibeat luga organise 8th big brother awards gala take place rabenhof theatre httpwwwbigbrotherawardsat 2728 october 2007 sofia bulgaria openfest 5th annual conference foss free knowledge share httpopenfestorg 2930 october 2007 geneva switzerland wipo international conference ip creative industries httpwwwwipointmeetingsen2007ip_ind_geprogramhtml 6 november 2007 everywhere germany protests data retention legislation httpwwwvorratsdatenspeicherungdecontentview1511langde 9 november 2007 st gallen switzerland big brother awards switzerland httpbigbrotherawardsch 11 november 2007 rio de janeiro brazil giganet07 global internet governance academic network 2nd annual symposium httpwwwiglooorggiganet 1215 november 2007 rio de janeiro brazil government brazil host second internet governance forum meeting 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