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European Council passes Articles 11 and 13 of the EU Copyright Directive in final vote
19 countries backed the Directive, six voted against it, and three abstained. All EU member states will now be required to write the Directive into their national law by 2021.
Articles 11 and 13 lose support from key member states days before final EU Council vote
Sweden and Estonia are signaling that they will vote against Articles 11 and 13 of the EU Copyright Directive in the final Council vote.
Axel Springer thinks you can sue adblockers for…copyright infringement?
Previously, AdBlock had been sued unsuccessfully in Germany as “undermining Axel Springer’s business model” – only for this be thrown out by the country’s courts.
Germany: Police need the power to take control social media accounts
It goes against the constitution which has some measures against self-incrimination.
Article 13 and Article 11 last vote confirmed for April 15
This is the last chance to stop Articles 11 (the link tax) and 13 (the meme ban/upload filter) of the EU Copyright Directive. If Germany, Sweden, or the UK oppose the Directive in the EU Council, there may be further negotiations and amendments before it’s passed.
Germany rules to incriminate parents for their kids’ online piracy or music, movies tv and more
The court then ruled that telling the truth and trying to protect an under-age family member would cost them 3,900 euros.
How there’s a chance Article 13 could still be stopped
Much hope hinges on Sweden and Germany.
German consumer group awards StartPage.com with a “best search engine” award, mostly due to its privacy
Startpage.com CEO Roberts Been was thrilled by the news and said the company was honored to achieve first place in the test.
These Google Photos alternatives give you more privacy
Google’s AI allows it to scan your images for recognition of faces, brands, locations, and preferences, and subsequently target ads and other information towards you.
Germany wants to ban people from hosting a Tor website
Netzpolitik, meanwhile, said in its report that German experts consider the proposed law to be “unnecessary, and dangerous.”
Outrage over German Police depending on Amazon’s cloud service for storing body cam videos
Storing such highly sensitive information with a private US company posed an ‘incalculable risk.’
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