It`s us! For this last episode before the end of the year, we didn’t only want to produce meta info about us but also provide you with a review of the biggest wins and fails of 2012. We are talking about the podcast project, Brussels, us and recent developments related to EU politics in the digital environment.

In the middle of the year, we had the epic ACTA win after a long fight. But many other important issues were on the agenda of EU policy makers this year, such as the data protection reform package, the use of passenger name record (PNR) data, the evaluation of the data retention directive, security research projects like Indect, the Clean IT project, the digital agenda, including copyright reform, rules for net neutrality… in short, this is a review of the wins and fails of 2012 with an outlook for the coming year(s).

If you want to learn more about us and net politics in the EU you shouldn`t miss this episode. We hope you’ll enjoy this one and the project itself and if so, please do not hesitate to flattr us. If you have any comments on how we can improve the recordings or if you want to learn more about specific issues please let us know. We are still noobs and we really look forward to your feedback.

Kee and Al

P.S. Have a great new year!

Links:

  • Booklet: How the EU works (pdf) http://www.edri.org/files/2012EDRiPapers/activist_guide_to_the_EU.pdf
  • EDRi: Goobye ACTA http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number10.13/good-bye-acta
  • Video of the ACTA hearing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXqD0DWXtLg
  • Results of the ACTA vote http://www.votewatch.eu/en/anti-counterfeiting-trade-agreement-between-the-eu-and-its-member-states-australia-canada-japan-the–2.html
  • European Parliament ACTA vote pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/greensefa/7500459962/
  • European Data Protection reform proposal, Regulation (pdf) http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/document/review2012/com_2012_11_en.pdf
  • EDRi analysis of the Regulation and what to improve http://protectmydata.eu/
  • Boingboing on CleanIT: http://boingboing.net/2012/09/25/eu-working-group-produces-the.html
  • EDRi leaks CleanIT document: http://www.edri.org/cleanIT
  • European Commission FP7 security projects http://cordis.europa.eu/projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.search&TXT=&FRM=1&STP=10&SIC=&PGA=FP7-SECURITY&CCY=&PCY=&SRC=&LNG=en&REF=
  • INDECT website: http://www.indect-project.eu/
  • INDECT commercials: http://www.youtube.com/user/INDECTproject
  • Book: Alter EU – Bursting the Brussels Bubble http://www.alter-eu.org/book/bursting-the-brussels-bubble
  • NeoConOpticon Report: The EU security-industrial complex http://neoconopticon.wordpress.com/read-the-report/
  • Detecter Project http://www.detecter.eu/
  • Project Pact http://www.projectpact.eu/
  • Net neutrality: Neelie Kroes on Champagne service http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF3428zcfDY
  • Digitale Gesellschaft: Vodafail remixer (DE) http://vodafail.digitalegesellschaft.de/
  • MEP in’t Veld, rapporteur of the EU-US PNR Agreement, speeches: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHzmbNHQWck and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBRKwezodVg
  • EU Commissioner Malmström on the EU-PNR Directive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcU91d3SRFI
  • Press release by the EU Commission on a copyright reform http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-12-950_en.htm?locale=en
  • Public Consultation by the EU Commission on IPRED, Answering Guide for citizens by MEP Andersdotter http://ameliaandersdotter.eu/2012/12/17/commission-ipred-consultation-answering-guide-citizens-w-copyrights/

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