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Internet Industry concerns on ACTA

The Internet industry, while recognising that copyright infringement and counterfeiting online are unacceptable, believes that jeopardising the economic potential of the Internet to create jobs and growth is equally unacceptable, as are enforcement models that undermine fundamental rights for citizens.

ICT industry joins forces on data protection in Europe

Eleven leading industry associations representing the ICT, High Tech, Online, E-Commerce and Advertising and Marketing Services have joined forces to issue a set of five concrete recommendations to the European Commission for a modernised EU legal framework on Data Protection.

Internet Governance: Council of Europe Strategy

On 15th March, the Council of Europe published its Internet Governance Strategy, identifying priorities and goals for the period of 2012-2015.

Cybercrime: the Commission proposes the establishment of a European Cybercrime Centre

On 28th March, the Commission proposed to create a European Cybercrime Centre to help protect European citizens and businesses against cyber-threats by organised crime networks. The Centre will be incorporated within the European Police Office, Europol, in The Hague. A review of Europol mandate will be necessary. The mission of the Centre will include the work on preventing cybercrimes affecting e-banking and online booking activities, the protection of social network profiles from e-crime infiltration, the help to fight against online identity theft and will focus on cybercrimes which cause serious harm to their victims, such as online child sexual exploitation and cyber-attacks affecting critical infrastructure and information systems in the Union.