- Eine Sprache für den Datenschutz +/-
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(Heise) In Lübeck hat sich ein zweitägiger Workshop mit der Enterprise Privacy Authorization Language (EPAL) befasst. EPAL ist eine formalisierte Beschreibungssprache, die zur Umsetzung von Datenschutzvorschriften in Behörden- und Unternehmensnetzen entwickelt wurde. Der von der International School of New Media der Universität Lübeck und dem Unabhängigen Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein in Zusammenarbeit mit IBM durchgeführte Workshop war der zweite seiner Art. Nachdem es im Vorjahr in Kiel um die grundsätzliche Möglichkeit von EPAL ging, befasste man sich dieses Mal vor allem mit juristischen, technischen und sprachlichen Nuancen von EPAL, die zur Anerkennung als Standard beim W3C eingereicht wurde.
- Google Mail: Virtue Lies in the In-Box +/-
(New York Times) When Google described Gmail, the free e-mail service it is testing, the prevailing public reaction was shock. The company said that its software would place ads in your incoming messages, relevant to their contents. It appeared to many people that Google had gone way beyond evil into Big Brother land. What could be more sinister than snooping through private correspondence looking for advertising opportunities? Those reactions, as it turns out, are a tad overblown. In fact, no human ever looks at the Gmail e-mail. Computers do the scanning just the way your current e-mail provider scans your messages for spam and viruses. Gmail appears destined to become one of the most useful Internet services since Google itself. Gmail is infinitely cleaner, faster, more useful, more efficient, less commercial and less limiting than other Web-based e-mail services. Once Gmail goes live, Hotmail and Yahoo won't know what hit them. see also Gmail Leads Way in Making Ads Relevant.
- OECD - Biometric-Based Technologies +/-
(OECD) This report provides a general introduction to biometric technologies. It also discusses the various concerns raised by these technologies, with a focus on privacy and information security. The report was prepared by Peter Hope-Tindall, Director and Chief Privacy Architect, dataPrivacy partners, under the supervision of the secretariat.
- UK - Long lashes thwart ID scan trial +/-
(BBC) Long eyelashes and watery eyes could thwart iris scanning technology used for the government's ID card trial.
- US moves to ban furtive photos +/-
(BBC) The US has moved a step closer towards imposing controls on camera phones. A bill banning so-called up-skirt photos and other forms of voyeurism has made further progress through the political machinery in Washington. It would make the taking of covert photos in places like locker rooms or bedrooms a crime punishable by up to a year in prison and fines. The popularity of small mobiles with cameras has made it much easier to take illicit photos without permission.
- EU - e-payments to go mobile +/-
(EurActiv) The Commission has launched a consultation on how the e-money directive could be amended to enable industry to offer e-payments services using mobile phones. Up until now, mobile phone operators have used the e-money directive mainly to issue pre-paid phone cards. In doing this, operators in some Member States were assimilated to issuers of e-money and therefore had to comply with rules laid out in the e-money directive requiring them for example to convert cards into cash when asked by their clients. In other Member States, however, national authorities did not assimilate operators to issuers of e-money. According to a preliminary analysis made by the Commission, simple pre-paid cards would not be covered by the e-money directive but services bought with it (ringtones, news, messaging, etc.) would.
- EU - Legal barriers in e-business +/-
(Europa) The results of an open consultation of enterprises. Commission Staff Working Paper. SEC(2004) 498. Replies were received from 651 enterprises with a majority confirming that the legal framework does not constitute a major barrier for doing business electronically. Only 30% indicated that they had experienced legal problems, in particular with the conclusion of contracts, but also with taxation, electronic signatures or the provision of information society services. The economic impact of such problems is, however, often quite severe, resulting not only in frustration but also in abstentions from electronic trade. see Questionnaire and Statistical results.
- GR - Police raid Internet cafés +/-
(New York Times) After the Greek Parliament approved a measure banning what was loosely described as public gaming, some government and police officials interpreted the law as banning the public use of computers for any electronic games, whether they involved gambling or not. The country's Internet café owners association says that so far this year, the authorities have raided more than 35 Internet cafés across the country, confiscating a total of 300 terminals. Judges have invariably acquitted the café owners, but the vice squads have not backed off, the association said. this spring the European Commission told the Greek government that the law must be overhauled because it essentially restricts the free trade of legitimate electronic games. Still, it remains on the books, despite vague promises by the new government to modify or repeal it.
- DE - Suchmaschinen in Deutschland bald nicht mehr jugendfrei? +/-
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(Heise) Wolfgang Schulz, Geschäftsführer des Hamburger Hans-Bredow-Instituts, warf auf einer Tagung der Bertelsmann-Stiftung zum Thema "Suchmaschinen als Herausforderung für die Medienpolitik" viele Fragen zur Regulierung von Suchmaschinen auf. Da Suchmaschinen auch nach deutschem Recht unzulässige Angebote in ihren Ergebnissen auflisten, müsse man darüber nachdenken, ob ihre Betreiber eventuell zur Installation von Jugendschutzprogramme und zum Aussperren minderjähriger Altersgruppen verpflichtet seien. Insgesamt gab es auf der Veranstaltung viel Druck auf die Betreiber von Suchmaschinen, ihre Ergebnisse stärker regulatorisch zu steuern. Der Leipziger Medienprofessor Marcel Machill von der Bertelsmann-Stiftung befürwortet Eingriffe im Sinne von "Selbstregulierung und ethischer Publizistik". Mittelfristig werden die Suchmaschinenbetreiber aber wohl nicht umhinkommen, mehr "Grey"- und "Blacklists" einzuführen, glaubt Manfred Stegger, Chef des regionalen Suchanbieters allesklar.com. Er forderte die Aufsichtsbehörden zu "mehr Mut" auf, "sich einen spektakulären Fall herauszugreifen und abzustrafen." Der Direktor der Landesanstalt für Medien NRW, Norbert Schneider, zeigte sich bedächtiger: Regulieren heißt seiner Meinung nach zumindest nicht "strangulieren".
- FR - L'Internet en liberté surveillée +/-
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(Libération) La loi sur la confiance dans l'économie numérique (LCEN) restreint le droit d'expression sans remédier aux problèmes, selon ses détracteurs. Avec la nouvelle loi, les hébergeurs, ces intermédiaires techniques qui accueillent des milliers de sites web sur leurs ordinateurs, sont chargés de fermer un site, sans en passer par un juge, s'ils ont eu «connaissance d'activités ou d'informations illicites», par exemple après plainte d'un tiers auprès d'eux. S'ils ne le font pas ? Ils prennent le risque d'être tenus pour responsables de l'infraction, au même titre que l'auteur. Un peu comme si un kiosquier devait prendre la décision de retirer ou non un magazine de ses rayons quand quelqu'un vient lui assurer avoir été diffamé dans ses pages. Cette disposition instaure une forme de «justice privée», disent les opposants au texte. Petite loi (avec corrections manuscrites). voir aussi Prochaine étape pour la LCEN: le Conseil constitutionnel (ZDNet FR).
- 2004-06-13 DE, Berlin - Where next for copyright in Europe? +/-
(Wizards of OS) Ian Brown Director, Foundation for Information Policy Research (FIPR), London. Copyright law has become one of the most important and controversial drivers of the Information Society. The Internet has made every user a publisher, but copyright rules governing their activities are often determined by opaque international bodies that decide rules with little public input. Join us in Berlin to debate where copyright should be going to ensure that authors, musicians, film-makers and the public will all benefit. Engage wih leading international thinkers from across Europe and the United States. Meet colleagues who are working to make sure all members of society benefit from copyright.
- 2004-07-05 BE, Bruxelles - Formation d'été - L'espace pénal européen +/-
(ULB) La première formation d'été sur l'espace pénal européen aura lieu à Bruxelles du 5 au 16 juillet 2004. La formation s'adresse notamment aux praticiens de la coopération policière et judiciaire pénale (magistrats, policiers), aux fonctionnaires nationaux et européens ainsi qu'aux chercheurs et étudiants qui s'intéressent aux politiques européennes de justice et de sécurité. La formation se divise en 22 modules, couvrant l'ensemble des matières visées par le Titre VI du Traité UE (coopération judiciaire et policière en matière pénale). Cette formation est organisée par l'Institut d'études européennes (Université libre de Bruxelles - ULB)
- 2004-07-07 ITU, Geneva - ITU WSIS Thematic Meeting on Countering Spam +/-
(ITU) The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), is organizing an ITU WSIS Thematic Meeting on Countering Spam from 7 to 9 July 2004, in Geneva, Switzerland. Discussion will be structured around five main themes: Scope of the problem Technical solutions Consumer education and awareness Legislation and Enforcement International cooperation. ITU Activities on Countering Spam.
- 2004-07-12 UK, Oxford Global Issues in Media Law and Policy +/-
(PCMLP) Summer school July 12 - 31 2004. Organised by: Programme in Comparative Media Law & Policy at Oxford University in collaboration with: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University New York, Open Society Justice Initiative, Council of Europe, Media Guardian.