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Brazil and the E.U. welcome historic protections for net neutrality, but why is the U.S. stalling?

4 Apr 2014

Access, an international organization committed to extending and defending the rights of internet users worldwide, is encouraged by recent votes that will help secure an open internet. Yesterday, the European Union voted 534-23 in favor of network neutrality, and just last week the Brazilian Congress also voted to protect the internet as part of a larger “internet bill of rights.”

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Brazil and the E.U. welcome historic protections for net neutrality, but why is the U.S. stalling?
4 Apr 2014
Brazil and the E.U. welcome historic protections for net neutrality, but why is the U.S. stalling?

LIBE Series 10 and 11: IT security of the EU Institutions and discussions on mass surveillance

26 Nov 2013

In the 10th and 11th hearings held by the committee for civil liberties (LIBE), Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) focussed on the IT security of the EU Institutions and a possible discussion between the European Commission and the Council of the EU on mass surveillance.

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LIBE Series 10 and 11: IT security of the EU Institutions and discussions on mass surveillance
26 Nov 2013
LIBE Series 10 and 11: IT security of the EU Institutions and discussions on mass surveillance

LIBE Series 7, 8 and 9: Violation of law, mass surveillance in the EU and the Freedom Act

13 Nov 2013

In the 7th, 8th and 9th hearings held by the LIBE committee, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) focussed on violation of law, IntCen and mass surveillance in EU member states and the Freedom act respectively.

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LIBE Series 7, 8 and 9: Violation of law, mass surveillance in the EU and the Freedom Act
13 Nov 2013
LIBE Series 7, 8 and 9: Violation of law, mass surveillance in the EU and the Freedom Act