24 January 2012

What?
The Privacy-Camp.eu is an event in Brussels on privacy and data protection challenges and possibilities in Europe, launched by European Digital Rights (EDRi), the Law, Science, Technology and Society research group at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB-LSTS) and the Facultés universitaires Saint-Louis (FUSL).

This event is a free-to-attend pre-conference of
Computers, Privacy & Data Protection, 25 26 27 January 2012.

Where?
Facultes universitaires Saint-Louis (FUSL)
Rue du Marais 119
1000 Brussels

When?
24 January 2012. The event starts at 10:00 and finishes at 17:30.

This campaign in other languages: German | French | Polish

• What and When?
• Who is Who?
• What Can I Do?
• Arguments & Background Info

What and When?

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a plurilateral agreement which proposes international standards for enforcement of intellectual property rights. The Agreement, negotiated by a handful of countries1 in coordination with certain parts of industry, is controversial in both process and substance. If ratified, it will have major implications for freedom of expression, access to culture and privacy, it will harm international trade and stifle innovation.

The European Parliament now has to take responsibility and vote “no” on ACTA in the upcoming “consent” procedure. The ratification process of ACTA is also starting on a national level in the various Member States.

European Digital Rights has published a booklet aimed at informing EU officials and parliamentarians about the many complex issues surrounding the issue of Internet blocking.

This is part of EDRi's ongoing work in order to persuade the EU institutions not to introduce web blocking as part of the upcoming Directive on Child Exploitation.

The booklet is available in English and it was translated in:
- German (thanks Unwatched.org)
- Czech (thanks Michael Klánský)
- Romanian (thanks Matei-Eugen Vasile)

Frequently Asked Questions on the

Terrorist Finance Tracking Program / "SWIFT” Agreement

European Digital Rights has prepared a "frequently asked questions" document to explain the changes between the SWIFT agreement previously rejected by the European Parliament and the current text under discussion.

The comic book "Under surveillance" is an information and awareness tool for young adults created in the European project "Sensitization and information of young European citizens on the protection of their personal data", where EDRi was one of the partners.

The project is coordinated by the French League of Human Rights (LDH), in partnership with the European Association for the Defense of Human Rights (AEDH), European Digital Rights (EDRi), the Czech association Iuridicum Remedium (IuRe) and the Spanish association Comunicació per a la Cooperació (Pangea).

View the Comic Book in English on this website - FlipBook format

EDRi, as part of a broad based coalition of European groups, representing consumers, creators, libraries, civil society and technology companies today released Copyright for Creativity, a declaration calling for a European copyright law truly adapted to the Internet age. Copyright for Creativity calls for a copyright regime fostering digital creativity, innovation, education, and access to cultural works — and therefore ultimately European competitiveness in a digital world.

Copyright is based on both protection of creative works and exceptions to that protection, which allow for businesses and creators to innovate, make creative reuses of content, and to build on the work of others.