During the past year, our work to defend citizens’ rights and freedoms online has gained an impressive visibility – we counted nearly four hundred mentions! – in European and international media. Below, you can find our press review 2016.

JANUARY

07/01 32C3 zum Nachschauen: Safe Harbor, Netzneutralität & EU-Fails (Netzpolitik)

08/01 Netzpolitischer Wochenrückblick KW 1: Jahreswechsel (Netzpolitik)

12/01 EFA signs open letter demanding governments enshrine encryption (ZD Net)

14/01 Tiden rinner ut för Safe Harbor – vad händer nu? (LegalTech)

18/01 Facebook’s Free Basics: Is there no internet access alternative? (CBR)

29/01 Security exemptions cloud EU-US data talks (EU Observer)

29/01Security exemptions cloud EU-US data talks (Europa Nu)

FEBRUARY

02/02 New European, U.S. data transfer pact agreed (Reuters)

02/02 European Parliament will vote on TISA, the evil global services sibling of TTIP(ArsTechnica)

02/02 U.S., EU reach agreement on Safe Harbor alternative(CIO)

02/02 New European, U.S. data transfer pact agreed (Reuters)

02/02 U.S., EU Reach Deal on New Data-Transfer Framework (Dow Jones Business News)

02/02 ‘This is a Joke’: Snowden, Others Slam New EU-US Data Sharing Deal (Common Dreams)

02/02 New European, U.S. data transfer pact agreed (Daily Mail)

02/02 ‘This is a Joke’: Snowden, Others Slam New EU-US Data Sharing Deal (Oximity)

02/02 U.S., EU reach agreement on Safe Harbor alternative (PC World)

02/02 ‘Privacy Shield’ Agreement Between EU And U.S. Looks Inadequate, Could Be Challenged At CJEU (Tom’s Hardware)

02/02 ‘Privacy Shield’ moet transatlantische gegevensstromen veiligstellen (IT-Executive)

02/02 New Safe Harbor Agreement may be massive criticism direct – “a joke” (Techsite)

02/02 Logo ist vor Einigung fertig! Safe Harbour 2.0 heißt jetzt Privacy Shield! (Netzpolitik)

02/02 U.S., EU Reach Deal on New Data-Transfer Framework (Wall Street Journal)

03/02 ‘This is a Joke’: Snowden, Others Slam New EU-US Data Sharing Deal (Raging Bull-shit)

03/02 Safe Harbor, cosa nasconde il nuovo Scudo? (Punto Informatico)

03/02 Ein Sieb als Schutzschild (Die Zeit)

03/02 “Privacy Shield” Datenschutzschild mit Löchern (Der Tagesspiegel)

03/02 Ist das EU-US Privacy Shield nur Bullshitbingo? (ComputerWoche)

03/02 Commission, Department of Commerce will do an annual joint preview to substantiate the commitments made (New Europe)

03/02 European Union Deal Lifts Amazon, Google, Facebook From Legal Limbo (Investor’s Business Daily)

03/02 Per Mausklick für mehr Datenschutz (Neues Deutschland)

03/02 European Commission defence of European rights sinks in an unsafe harbour(Vita International)

03/02 Privacy Shield Agreement Amongst EU And U.S. Seems to be Inadequate, Could Be Challenged At CJEU (Technology 2015)

03/02 New Safe Harbor Data “Deal” May Be More Politicking Than Surveillance Reform (The Intercept)

03/02 Goodbye Safe Harbour, hello Privacy Shield (Europrivacy.info)

03/02 EU and US reach data transfer agreement (Pan European Networks)

04/02 U.S. and E.U. agree on a Safe Harbor substitute (Articles.Informer)

08/02 Indiase telecomwaakhond verbiedt Facebooks gratis internet (RTLZ)

10/02 Entrevista a Diego Naranjo(Críptica)

11/02 EU internet freedom programme endangered by Commission muddle (EurActiv)

11/02 UE-USA.Krytycy nie zostawiaj? suchej nitki na “tarczy prywatno?ci” (Gazeta Wyborcza)

12/02 Dänemark plant Ausweitung von Vorratsdatenspeicherung (Netzpolitik)

15/02 Netzneutralität: Wie es jetzt weitergeht (Netzpolitik)

16/02 Una nueva doctrina jurídica al acecho: la protección absoluta del Secreto Comercial (El Confidencial)

18/02 Village Roadshow Starts Game of Whack-a-Mole (MySunshineCoast)

19/02 Here’s How the Ad-Blocking Debate Just Collided With Net Neutrality in Europe (Fortune)

22/02 Mozilla, EFF, and Creative Commons call for more openness in trade negotiations (Ars Technica)

22/02 TTIP Opponents Hold Three-Day Strategy Session On How To Defeat Deal (Inside US Trade’s Newsstand)

23/02 TTIP & Co.: Bürgerrechtsallianz fordert “offene” Handelsabkommen (Heise)

24/02 Rights must not be abandoned in trade negotiations (Department of Homeland Security News)

29/02 Commission wants EU-US ‘Privacy Shield’ by end of June (EurActiv)

29/02 Privacy Shield is the same unsafe harbour (EU business)

29/02 EU-Kommission wirbt für neue Datentransfer-Vereinbarung mit USA (Focus)

MARCH

01/03 Privacy Shield: Who is it there to protect? (SiliconRepublic)

01/03 Ue pubblica i dettagli del Privacy shield, che non convince tutti (EUnews)

01/03 Dokumente zu Privacy Shield veröffentlicht: Safe Harbor in neuem Anstrich (Netzpolitik)

02/03 FBI Request to Unlock iPhone in Terrorism Probe ‘Undermines US Security’> (Sputnik News)

02/03 Kritik am “Safe Habor”-Nachfolger “Privacy Shield” (Der Tagesspiegel)

03/03 Pourquoi le privacy shield est un bouclier bien trop frele pour la vie-privee (Le Soir)

03/03 «Respect My Net» : la neutralité du Net sous surveillance citoyenne (Libération)

03/03 RespectMyNet established to catalogue European net neutrality violations (TelecomTV)

03/03 Xnet y varias organizaciones europeas lanzan “Respect My Net”: plataforma para denuncia de violaciones de la neutralidad de la red (Tercera Informacion)

03/03 Nace Respect My Net, una iniciativa destinada a proteger la neutralidad en la red (Diagonal)

03/03 Entra en funcionamiento la plataforma por la neutralidad de la red Respect My Net (InfoLibre)

04/03 NGOs starten Meldestelle für Verletzungen der Netzneutralität (DerStandard)

04/03 Lehrer warnen vor Spick-Smartwatches (Neue Buercher Zeitung)

04/03 Nace Respect My Net, una iniciativa destinada a proteger la neutralidad en la red (Iniciativa Debate)

04/03 Facebook, tra dati e responsabilità (AltraEconomia)

04/03 Respect My Net: Website zu Netzneutralitätsverstößen in der EU gestartet (ZDNet)

04/03 Respect my Net: Verstöße gegen Netzneutralität online melden (Heise)

04/03

Netzneutralität: Europaweite Meldestelle gestartet (Tiroler Tageszeitung)

05/03 Webseite zu Veröffentlichung von Verletzungen der Netzneutralität in Europa online (Telecom-Presse)

07/03: Meldestelle für Verstöße gegen Netzneutralität gestartet (Netzpolitik)

10/03 European Union (EU): Counter-terrorism: The EU and its Member States must respect and protect human rights and the rule of law (OMCT)

16/03 Transatlantischer Datenfluss: Bürgerrechtler lehnen Privacy Shield ab (Heise)

16/03

‘Privacy Shield’ Data Transfer Deal Needs More Work, EU Told’ (Law360)

17/03 Zivilgesellschaftliche Koalition fordert Nachbesserungen am „Privacy Shield“ (Netzpolitik)

17/03 Privacyorganisaties vinden datadeal VS-EU veel te slap (RTLZ)

17/03 Párte thési stin diavoúlefsi tis EE gia tin efarmogí ton kanónon perí pnevmatikís idioktisías (Creative Commons Greece)

22/03 EU-Kommission bittet um Meinung zu geistigem Eigentum (Netzpolitik)

23/03 Flight data deal is a reason for UK to stay in the EU, says Tory MEP (Euractiv)

23/03 ‘Europe’s defenders must share data to fight terror’ (The Local)

29/03 ‘Privacy piñata not a serious analysis: Opposing view’ (USA Today)

31/03 https://netzpolitik.org/2016/neustart-bei-savetheinterneteu-eu-konsultation-zur-netzneutralitaet/ (Netzpolitik)

APRIL

04/04 La lucha por el control da la informaciòn: el FBI contra las filtraciones (Diagonal)

08/04 Online-Inhalte: EU-Ratsspitze will Geoblocking europaweit festschreiben (Heise)

12/04 A Strasbourg, l’ombre du groupe Safran plane sur les fichiers de passagers aériens (Mediapart)

13/04 Polnische Geheimdienste: Kommunikationsüberwachung ohne Kontrolle (Netzpolitik)

13/04 Passenger Name Record: EU to harvest more data to stop crime (BBC)

14/04 EU gives companies two years to comply with sweeping new privacy laws (PCworld.com)

14/04 MEPs concerned that amendments could ‘kill’ PNR directive (Euractiv.com)

14/04 El PNR: Así es como las compañías aéreas tendrán derecho a saber todo sobre ti (Publico.es)

14/04 EU gives companies two years to comply with sweeping new privacy laws (CIO)

14/04 EU plan to collect, not share, air traveler data is ‘absurd’ (CIO)

15/04 Europe’s plan to collect airline passenger data raises privacy concerns (The Verge)

17/04 New passenger regulation spells end of data privacy (Times of Malta)

28/04 Facebook Censorships Nearly Tripled in Six Months Because of Photo from Paris Attacks (Newsweek)

28/04 Bund und Länder: Online-Plattformen sollen Algorithmen transparent machen (Heise.de)

MAY

01/05 Europese burgerrechtenorganisatie waarschuwt voor inhoud uitgelekt TTIP-verdrag (PChulp-noord)

02/05 Déclaration collective concernant la neutralité du Net en Europe (Intrusio.fr)

02/05 Commission lashes out at TTIP leaks as ‘storm in a teacup’ (Euractiv.com)

03/05 TTIP expected to fail after US demands revealed in unprecedented leake (Ars Technica)

03/05 Alleged Leaked TTIP Report Reveals Differences, Convergence On IP Issues (Intellectual Property Watch)

06/05 Commission’s digital single market turns one and has a big seven months ahead (Euractiv.com)

06/05 TTIP May Be Doomed by French Resistance (BestVPN blog)

06/05 TTIP leaks: telecoms proposals threaten net neutrality & citizens rights (IPtegrity.com)

06/05 A Tale of Shields & Swords or Are Data Transfers between the EU and the US legal once again? (Hirschfeld Kraemer LLP)

09/05 Crunch time for net neutrality rules, says EU digital rights warrior (Ars Technica)

17/05 Zivilgesellschaft wettert gegen EU-Initiative für Geschäftsgeheimnisse (Heise)

18/05 Net neutrality: Zero-rated services to be nixed by Dutch government (Ars Technica)

26/05 Privacy Shield must be Schremsproof, says one MEP—others wave it through (Ars Technica)

29/05 Privacy piñata not a serious analysis: Opposing view (USA Today)

31/05 Rights groups are outraged at the European Commission-brokered deal (Fortuna.com)

31/05 Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube adopt EU hate speech rules (RT.com)

31/05 Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft Pledge to Remove Hate Speech Within 24 Hours (WCCFtech.com)

31/05 Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Microsoft agree to EU hate speech rules (The Verge)

31/05 Facebook And Others Agree To Enforce EU Hate Speech Laws (ValueWalk)

31/05 Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter crack down on online hate speech in EU (PCWorld)

31/05 Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Twitter are moving towards a zero-tolerance attitude towards hate speech (SiliconANGLE)

31/05 Rights Groups Outraged As US Tech Giants Sign Up To EU Hate Speech Rules (Forbes)

31/05 Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Microsoft agree to EU hate speech rules (Discussionist)

31/05 YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft Agree To Censor EU “Hate Speech” (Web Pro News)

31/05 EU hate speech ruling could further undermine our online privacy (WhatMobile.net)

31/05 Title (DigitalJournal.com)

31/05 TERRORISM : EDRI RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE EP REPORT ON TERRORISM (Free-Group.eu)

31/05 Google, Microsoft, Twitter and Facebook agree to remove hate speech online (EurActiv)

31/05 YouTube, Facebook and Twitter Commit to Shutting Down Hate Speech in EU Pact (Variety US)

31/05 In Europa codice di condotta contro l’odio online (Virgolette blog)

31/05 YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft Agree To Censor EU “Hate Speech” (FullAct.com)

31/05 EU og IT-gigantene skal sensurere sosiale medier (Steigan, blogger)

31/05 Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter crack down on online hate speech in EU (CIO)

31/05 Les géants du web luttent contre les propos haineux en Europe (Le Monde Informatique)

31/05 In Europa codice di condotta contro l’odio online (La Stampa)

31/05 Empresas de tecnologia aprovam novas regras para inibir discurso de ódio na UE (CanalTech)

31/05 Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter crack down on online hate speech in EU (ComputerWorld.com)

31/05 Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter crack down on online hate speech in EU (IT World)

31/05 Tech giants join the European Commission’s code of conduct (Pulse Headlines)

31/05 Europese gedragscode tegen haatzaaien op internet (Techzine)

31/05 Facebook en co bannen online haatyaairij binnen de 24 uur (Metro BE)

31/05 In Europa codice di condotta contro l’odio online (La Stampa)

31/05 Should We Let Internet Companies Define How We Express Ourselves? (MIT Technology Review)

31/05 Soziale Netzwerke wollen Hetze europaweit schnell nachgehen (Augsburger Allgemeine)

JUNE

01/06 Google, Microsoft, Twitter And Facebook Agree To Remove Hate Speech Online (Eurasia Review)

01/06 DEATH OF FREE SPEECH: EU blasted for ‘Orwellian’ crackdown on online criticism (Express UK)

01/06 EU wil haatberichten binnen 24 uur van internet af (DeMorgen)

01/06 IT-Riesen und EU: Verhaltenskodex zur Bekämpfung von Online-Hetze (Internet World Business)

01/06 Sì delle compagnie al codice EU sull’hate speech (Web News Italy)

01/06 Accordo tra UE e colossi tech per contrastare l’odio sul web con un “codice di condotta” (FanPage)

01/06 Facebook, Google, Microsoft e Twitter unite contro le espressioni di odio online (Computer World)

01/06 Da Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Microsoft ok a Ue su regole anti-odio (Stadio24)

01/06 Discursul urii: Comisia Europeana si mai multi giganti globali de media si tehnologie anunta un cod de conduita impotriva incitarii la ura in online. Acuzatii de cenzura (HotNews.ro)

01/06 Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and YouTube will remove hate speech (Title translated from Bulgarian (Dnevnik.bg)

01/06 It-jättarna säger ja till EU:s kod mot näthat – men upplägget får skarp kritik (idg.se)

01/06 Gemeinsam gegen den Hass im Internet (Die Welt)

01/06 Soziale Netzwerke wollen Internet-Hetze europaweit schnell nachgehen (Horizont.net)

01/06 Google, Twitter, Facebook hate speech deal with EU is rash, say digi warriors (ArsTechnica)

01/06 Privacy advocates reject Europe’s ‘code of conduct’ for online speech (Christian Science Monitor)

01/06 Microsoft, Google, Twitter, Facebook Agree To EU Hate Speech Rules (InformationWeek)

01/06 Twitter, Facebook and YouTube sign EU code of conduct to help combat online hate speech (International Business Times)

01/06 Top Internet Companies Agree To Vague Notice & Takedown Rules For ‘Hate Speech’ In The EU (TechDirt)

01/06 EU’s Online Hate Speech Deal Prompts Fears Of Censorship (BuzzFeed News)

01/06 Hatespeech-Verabredung zwischen EU-Kommission und Internetfirmen: NGOs kritisieren Willkür (Netzpolitik)

01/06 Haine sur Internet – Quid de la bonne conduite de Facebook, Twitter, YouTube et Microsoft ? (ZDNet)

01/06 EU aftaler ‘code of conduct‘ på nettet med Facebook, Google og Twitter (Information.dk)

01/06 Internetoví giganti v ?ele s Facebookem cht?jí s EU bojovat proti nenávisti online (EurActiv CZ)

01/06 El Brief: Políptico de las crisis europeas (Actuall)

01/06 Facebook, Twitter, YouTube e Microsoft: nuova alleanza per la pace (ictBusiness.it)

01/06 UE, Facebook, Microsoft, Google: uniti contro razzismo online (Molisedoc.com)

01/06 EU’s Online Hate Speech Deal Prompts Fears Of Censorship Viral (Webeviews.eu)

01/06 EU’s Online Hate Speech Deal Prompts Fears Of Censorship (Omaha Sun Times)

01/06 EU’s Online Hate Speech Deal Prompts Fears Of Censorship (Update News)

01/06 Privacy advocates reject Europe’s ‘code of conduct’ for online speech (Yahoo News Tech)

02/06 Soziale Netzwerke: Internet-Hetze europaweit nachgehen (Sueddeutsche Zeitung)

02/06 Was Facebook über seine Nutzer wirklich weiß (FutureZone.at)

02/06 Standing up for hate (BBC)

02/06 Rights Advocates Blast EU and Tech Firms’ Hate Speech Code (E-Commerce Times)

02/06 Ustal? które wpisy s? „nienawistne”. Giganci komputerowi dogadali si? z eurokratami (PCh24.pl)

02/06 Twitter y Facebook borrarán contenidos violentos y abusivos pero no los definen (MIT Technology Review ES)

02/06 Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Microsoft Join Forces With EU to Crack down Online Hate Speech (News Everyday)

03/06 European Commission’s Hate Speech Deal With Companies Will Chill Speech (EFF)

03/06 European Union Declares War on Internet Free Speech (Gatestone Institute)

03/06 Security News You Might Have Missed: Dystopian Edition (Forbes)

04/06 Weiche Regeln gegen harte Worte (Deutschlandfunk)

05/06 Facebook, YouTube, Twitter… zajedno protiv govora mržnje (Vijesti)

05/06 Soziale Netzwerke wollen verstärkt gegen Hetze vorgehen (N24.de)

05/06 Soziale Netzwerke wollen verstärkt gegen Hetze vorgehen (N24.de)

06/06 L’Ue dà il via a una consultazione pubblica sulla neutralità di internet (EU News)

06/06 EU net neutrality draft guidelines split the crowd—public told to wade in (ArsTechnica)

06/06 Netzneutralität: Europäische Regulierer lassen Leitlinien diskutieren (Heise)

06/06 EU telecom regulators see free Internet services as next battle (Reuters)

06/06 Regulador europeu propõe veto ao zero-rating (TeleSintese)

06/06 Neutralité du net : les opérateurs jugent les recommandations du Berec trop restrictives (Contexte)

07/06 Das sind die neuen Regeln zur Netzneutralität in Europa (FutureZone.at)

08/06 BEREC gives its view on net neutrality rules (Agence Europe)

09/06 Do not take a glimpse (Calcalist, The Economist Israel)

09/06 Mowa nienawi?ci, czyli ?egnajcie, Rzymianie (Wyborcza)

11/06 “Orwell 2.0”. Jan Wójcik krytykuje nowy projekt UE, Facebooka, YouTube’a i Twittera (WP Wiadomosci)

13/06 Mobilisation for digital rights (OpenDemocracy.net)

13/06 Offener Brief an EU-Kommissarin Malmström: Datenschutz nicht durch Freihandelsabkommen untergraben (Netzpolitik)

13/06 EU public interest groups reject treasury financial data fix (POLITICO Pro)

13/06 EU Consumer, Digital Rights Groups Call For EU To Reject U.S. Data Fix In TISA, TTIP (World Trade Online)

13/06 Yes stitching the mouth of Europe (Title translated from English) (WebCafe.bg)

14/06 Facebook, Twitter, YouTube e Microsoft insieme contro odio sul web (RosaRossa)

14/06 Ag’s big chance to boost TPP (POLITICO US)

15/06 Kaja Kallas: kõik Eesti poliitikud peaksid suutma digitaalsetel teemadel kaasa rääkida (Eesti Päevaleht)

15/06 Kaja Kallas: kõik Eesti poliitikud peaksid suutma digitaalsetel teemadel kaasa rääkida (delfi.ee)

17/06 Web content blocking squeezed into draft EU anti-terrorism law (ArsTechnica)

20/06 Paris Terrorist’s Video Underscores Live-Streaming Challenges For Social Media (Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty)

20/06 Brexit and technology: How network effects will damage UK IT industry (Computer Weekly)

21/06 Netzsperren als Maßnahme gegen terroristische Inhalte (ComputerBase)

21/06 TTIP: más condiciones de entorno para el Mercado Único Digital (Huffington Post ES)

24/06 Democracy – a call to arms (Open Democracy)

25/06 EU-Parlament plant Anti-Terror-Netzsperren (Deutschlandfunk)

25/06 Elusive privacy shield deal makes a choppy landing (POLITICO)

27/06 EU-Parlament: Vorabstimmung über Netzsperren ist am Mittwoch (Netzpolitik)

29/06 A complete guide to all the things Facebook censors hate most (QUARTZ)

29/06 EU researchers and policymakers debate European human rights challenges (Cordis News)

JULY

04/07 EU-Terrorismusrichtline mit Netzsperren auf Schiene (Futurezone.at)

04/07 Sagt Hallo zu Netzsperren: Innenausschuss des EU-Parlaments beschließt EU-Terrorismusrichtlinie (Netzpolitik)

05/07 EU-Parlament stellt Weichen für Websperren gegen Terror (heise)

05/07 Netzsperren – Waffe gegen Terror oder Zensur? (Sueddeutsche Zeitung)

05/07 Anti-Terror-Richtlinie: Zensur oder wirksame Maßnahme gegen Terrorismus? (Euractiv.de)

05/07 EU parliament pushes ahead with plans to block, remove terrorist content online (Ars Technica UK)

06/07 EU Commission under investigation for EU Internet Forum documents (VOX Pol)

07/07 Tech plans to fight net neutrality rules in 5G pledge (POLITICO)

11/07 This Facebook Nemesis Says Businesses Will Shun U.S.-EU Privacy Deal (Fortune)

12/07 Données personnelles : le Privacy Shield USA / UE adopté mais critiqué (Numerama)

12/07 Privacy Shield transatlantic data sharing agreement enters effect (CIO)

12/07 EU and US indulge in Privacy Shield self-congratulations in Brussels, but privacy activists say ‘See you in court’ (Diginomica)

12/07 1ST LEADPraise, criticism as EU clears way for new US data-sharing deal (EuropeOnline)

12/07 EU Clears Way For New Controversial Data-Sharing Deal With US (London South East)

12/07 EU-US Privacy Shield agreement goes into effect (The Verge)

12/07 Começa a valer acordo de transferência de dados pessoais entre Europa e EUA (Telesintese)

13/07 Past trade ghosts haunt Trump’s veep picks (POLITICO US)

13/07 European Digital Rights Advocates Warn about Trade Agreements (Law.com)

13/07 Survey: European Union Needs Trade Deal Privacy Regime (B&C)

13/07 EU stelt privacy burgers onvoldoende veilig (Knack.be)

13/07 L’UE ne protège pas assez la vie privée de ses citoyens (Knack.be)

13/07 EU-Kommission bestätigt “Safe Harbor”-Nachfolger (Verivox)

13/07 EU stelt privacy burgers onvoldoende veilig (Kassa NL)

13/07 L’UE ne protège pas assez la vie privée de ses citoyens (DataNews)

13/07 Survey: European Union Needs Trade Deal Privacy Regime (B&C)

14/07 Trade Agreements Undermine Data Protection, New Study Shows (MichiganStandard.com)

13/07 EU – US: Privacy Shield in Force – But For How Long? (Lexology)

13/07 Is the E.U. letting Russia and China abuse Europeans’ privacy? (The Daily Dot)

16/07 Transatlantischer Zoff: Digitaler Datenschutz oder digitaler Protektionismus? (Heise)

19/07 Telcos should only retain metadata to fight serious crime, EU judge says (CIO)

28/07 New EU-U.S. data transfer agreement debuts to high hopes, pot shots (TechTarget)

AUGUST

01/08 Privacy Shield ‘Shaky’, Companies May Choose More Reliable Means (Sputnik News)

02/08 POLITICO Pro Morning Tech: Android escalation — Privacy shield (POLITICO)

10/08 Digitale grupper smækker døren i protest mod EU-aftale (Information.dk)

19/08 Les messageries instantanées à l’assaut des opérateurs télécoms (Le Soir)

22/08 Anstehende Grundsatzentscheidung der EU: Schutz der Menschen oder Schutz der Geschäftsmodelle? (Netzpolitik)

25/08 Why France and Germany’s Encryption Stance May Be More Bark Than Bite (Fortune)

30/08 Europe’s net neutrality guidelines seen as a victory for the open web (The Verge)

30/08 EU’s net neutrality guidelines get published (BBC)

30/08 EU-Regulierer sichern die Netzneutralität stärker ab (Heise)

30/08 Here’s Why Europe’s Net Neutrality Advocates Are Celebrating (Fortune)

30/08 EU telecom regulators adopt strict net neutrality rules, industry dismayed (Reuters)

30/08 Victoire inespérée pour la neutralité du Net en Europe, Internet est sauvé! (20 minutes)

30/08 Neue Regeln zur Netzneutralität in EU beschlossen – Zivilgesellschaft und Netzaktivisten zufrieden (Telekom Presse)

30/08 Netzneutralität in Europa: “So gut abgesichert wie nie” (Futurezone.at)

30/08 Europa reforça neutralidade e restringe zero rating, mas vai avaliar caso a caso (Convergencia Digital)

30/08 Autoridades da UE adotam regras de neutralidade de rede à contragosto de operadoras (Extra Globo)

30/08 Wer regiert das Internet? (FES)

31/08 Un « triomphe » pour la neutralité du Net en Europe (Numerama)

31/08 Net neutrality activists claim victory in Europe (The Register)

31/08 No more internet fast lanes: Europe’s strict new net neutrality rules revealed (Silicon Republic)

31/08 EU setzt Netzneutralität streng durch: Sonderdeals für Online-Dienste am Ende (T3n)

31/08 Neue Regeln zur Netzneutralität in EU beschlossen – Zivilgesellschaft und Netzaktivisten zufrieden (Telekom Presse)

31/08 EU net neutrality guidelines praised as a “digital triumph” (Diginomica)

31/08 Activists Cheer Europe’s Updated Net Neutrality Rules (PCMag)

31/08 Open Internet Advocates Claim Victory in Europe Net Neutrality Fight (Motherboard)

31/08 EU’s net neutrality guidelines close ‘fast lane’ loopholes – but do they go too far? (Wired)

31/08 EU ‘net neutrality’ may stop ISPs from blocking child abuse material (The Register)

31/08 BEREC issues net neutrality guidelines (DigitalTV.net)

31/08 EU publiceert richtlijnen netneutraliteit (Knack.be)

31/08 L’UE publie ses directives à propos de la neutralité du net (Le Vif)

31/08 EU telecom regulators adopt strict net neutrality rules (ET Telecom)

31/08 Neutralité du Net : l’Europe présente ses lignes directrices (BeGeek.fr)

31/08 Neutralité du Net dans l’UE : le BEREC publie ses lignes directrices (Les Numeriques)

31/08 Netzneutralität: EU gegen Sonderdeals zwischen Telcos und Content-Anbietern (Inside-it.ch)

31/08 Spotify & Co.: EU beschränkt Surf-Sonderdeals für Streaming (W&V Online)

31/08 EU-Aufseher begrenzen Sonderdeals für Online-Dienste (Thuringen Allgemeine)

31/08 Net neutrality wins in Europe – a victory for the internet as we know it (ZME Science)

SEPTEMBER

01/09 EU begrenzt Sonderdeals für Online-Dienste (NWZ Online)

01/09 Neuer Leak: EU-Kommission plant 20-jähriges Leistungsschutzrecht (Heise)

01/09 Activist Pressure Nets Better Net Neutrality Rules in Europe (DSL Reports)

01/09 Europa gana, Internet sigue siendo libre (El País)

02/09 Europa sichert die Netzneutralität: Das bedeuten die Regeln im Alltag (Netzpolitik)

08/09 Automated systems fight ISIS propaganda, but at what cost? (The Verge)

08/09 Canada-EU counter-terror data exchange is illegal, says top EU judge (CIO)

09/09 Presentation of Dr. Monica Horten’s paper on uncertainty for internet intermediaries in EU (CDT)

12/09 Canada-EU counter-terror data exchange is illegal, says top EU judge (CIO)

12/09 (NL)

EDRi: Het gevecht tegen ‘hate speech’ ondermijnt de grondrechten van burgers / (EN) EDRi: The fight against hate speech undermines the fundamental rights of citizens (Krapuul)

12/09 EU’s guidelines on net neutrality see the light although grey areas do remain (The European Sting)

13/09 EU-Canada Airline Data Pact Violates Privacy:Adviser (Bloomberg BNA)

13/09 Wikimedia, EDRI, and others call for EU Copyright Package to uphold DSM fundamental principles (IPKat)

14/09 EU Commission Proposes Mandatory Piracy Filters For Online Services (TorrentFreak)

14/09 Google may have to pay for news snippets under EU copyright reform (CIO)

15/09 Europe demands YouTube to pay more to artists (Ksat News)

15/09 EU Telecoms Proposals Stir Fierce Debate (TechWeek Europe UK)

16/09 EU is now giving Google new monopolies to the detriment of European citizens and Internet companies (The European Sting)

20/09 TiSA-Abkommen: Mehr Einfluss für Industrielobbyisten und weniger Datenschutz (Netzpolitik)

20/09 I nuovi Greenpeace Leaks sul Tisa “L’accordo sui servizi svende il pianeta” (La Repubblica)

20/09 Money Talks: EU’s copyright overhaul, interview with Diego Naranjo (TRT World)

20/09 VIDEO: experts on how to make copyright work again (Communia)

21/09 Leaked TiSA documents reveal threats to climate: Greenpeace (NewEurope)

21/09 Les fuites sur l’accord Tisa inquiètent les défenseurs des droits numériques (Contexte Numèrique)

21/09 Pro Morning Tech: Diplomats’ digital delay — Airbnb stool pigeon (POLITICO)

23/09 Komissio haluaa puuttua tekijänoikeuslakiin, koska Youtuben kaltaiset sivustot tienaavat sisällöllä mutta tekijät eivät (Helsingin Sanomat)

26/09 Gruppen European Digital Rights EDRi kritiserar EUkommissionens förslag till upp (Placely)

27/09 The EU’s Proposed Copyright Directive Is Likely To Be A Wonderful Gift — For US Internet Giants (Techdirt)

30/09 Signs Of Changing Trends In FTAs’ IP Chapters, Speakers Say At WTO (Intellectual Property Watch)

30/09 Time To Talk Digital Issues At WTO With Focus On Developing Countries, Forum Hears (Intellectual Property Watch)

30/09 PO TTIP IN CETI – TISA (Zavod Radio Študent)

OCTOBER

02/10 CETA: 10 rzeczy, których nie wiecie o umowie UE-Kanada, a powinni?cie (Gazeta Prawna)

04/10 The curious tale of the French prime minister, PNR and peculiar patterns (EurActiv)

05/10 The internet has been quietly rewired, and video is the reason why (Quartz)

06/10 Facebook is the privacy villain of the year (EUbusiness)

06/10 Facebook valt in de prijzen op Big Brother Awards (iHLN Internet and Games)

06/10 Facebook grand gagnant des Big Brother Awards (DH.be)

06/10 Violation de la Vie privée: Facebook grand leader des Big Brother Awards (RTBF.de)

06/10 Facebook valt in de prijzen op Big Brother Awards (DeMorgen)

06/10 Našiel sa najvä?ší sliedi? v súkromí ?udí. Anticenu za rok 2016 si odniesol Facebook (HNonline.sk)

06/10 Facebook is the privacy villain of the year (EUbusiness)

07/10 Nejv?tší slídil v soukromí? Facebook! míní ?ást Evropy (Tyden.cz)

07/10 Pro Morning Tech, presented by Uber: Portugal’s startup star — Platforms in parliament (POLITICO)

07/10 Facebook Crowned Privacy Villain Of 2016 By European Privacy Rights Group (Intellectual Property Watch)

07/10 Facebook wins ‘privacy villain of the year’ award (The Daily Dot)

07/10 La UE prepara su propia ‘tasa Google’, ¿qué puede suponer para ti? (Publico)

07/10 Facebook named privacy villain of the year (TweakTown)

08/10 Introducing: Maryant Fernández Pérez (Patreon)

10/10 Facebook wint Belgische Big Brother Awards (Executive-People)

10/10 Facebook- An ultimate privacy villain of the year! (Brands)

11/10 Facebook is the Privacy Villain of the Year (Propakistani)

11/10 European Commission paralysed over data flows in TiSA trade deal (EurActiv)

12/10 Noticias Uruguayas 11 octubre 2016 (KaosEnLaRed)

13/10 TiSA discussions hit privacy, data protection roadblock (iAPP)

14/10 EU Hopes To Table Language On Data Flows By Next TISA Round (World Trade Online)

15/10 Les «trilogues», l’une des boîtes noires les plus secrètes de Bruxelles (Mediapart)

19/10 Digital Defenders: a free open-licensed booklet for kids about privacy and crypto (BoingBoing)

19/10 Digital Defenders vs. Data Intruders (Netzpolitik)

21/10 Amazon as an ISP Isn’t Bonkers—It Makes Perfect Sense (Wired)

21/10 EDRi’s Digital Defenders wants to help kids protect their digital privacy (Techaeris)

21/10 Four Nations Call for Access to Encrypted Data (VOA)

24/10 Watchdogs Urge EU Leaders to Protect Citizens’ Data in Trade Agreements (Sputnik International)

24/10 TiSA truer databeskyttelse og retten til privatliv (Information.dk)

24/10 Datenschutz: Und was ist mit TiSA? (EurActiv.be)

24/10 EU Commission aims to ban forced data localization (iAPP)

25/10 Consumer groups demand carveout for data protections in TISA (World Trade Online)

26/10 EDRi’s Booklet for the protection of minors’ privacy (Title translated from Greek) (Eellak)

28/10 Storebror ser deg: Personvern til salgs i TISA (Allevents.in)

28/10 #12np-Review: „Don’t waste a good crisis!“ – Die EU-Richtlinie zur „Terrorismusbekämpfung“ (DokuHouse)

31/10 Tutele e intervento. Merkel lancia il modello renano di liberalismo online (Il Foglio)

NOVEMBER

07/11 Grande fratello alla francese, traccerà colore degli occhi e impronte (La Repubblica)

07/11 Who is spying on you? What Yahoo hack taught us about Facebook, Google and WhatsApp (Mirror)

08/11 French privacy row over mass ID database (BBC)

15/11 The Directive from EU – privatising cencorship and filtering the freedom of expression (Title translated from Greek) (Technicious)

15/11 The Directive from EU – privatising cencorship and filtering the freedom of expression (Title translated from Greek) (Creative Commons Greece)

23/11 What hacking from Yahoo, Facebook, Google and WhatsApp (Title translated from Bulgarian) (Digital.bg)

28/11 Facebook may be able to censor anything it wants as per a secret trade proposal (International Business Times)

28/11 Facebook Akan Bisa Sensor Konten Apa pun Sesuai Keinginan (Okezone Techno)

27/11 Secret Trade Proposal Would Give Facebook Free Reign to Censor by Algorithm (Motherboard)

30/11 Menschenrechtsorganisationen warnen vor Terrorismusrichtlinie der EU (Netzpolitik)

DECEMBER

01/12 EU terror law risks making protest a crime (EUobserver)

01/12 Rights groups expose flaws in EU counterterrorism directive (EurActiv)

01/12 French man sentenced to two years in prison for visiting pro-ISIS websites (TheVerge)

04/12 Brussels urges US social media sites to act swiftly on hate posts (Financial Times)

06/12 How EU Plans To Deal With Online Hate Speech? (iTech Post)

06/12 Social media groups join forces to counter online terror content (Financial Times)

06/12 Europa pressiona redes sociais a agirem rápido contra discurso de ódio (Folha de S.Paulo)

08/12 Facebook and Twitter Need to Shut Down Hate Speech Within 24 Hours, Europe Warns (Motherboard)

08/12 20-year link right detrimental to authors, says CEIPI (IPProTheInternet)

10/12 Sorry, Silicon Valley. Europe won’t be any easier in 2017 (tkusnews)

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