Estelle Massé (Archived Bio)

What is the Data Protection Reform Package? Why is it so important? What is the current state of negotiations? Find out by reading our updated FAQ!

EDRi and Access welcome efforts of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union to move forward on the Telecoms Single Market proposal which includes provisions on net neutrality. However, the proposed text contains loopholes that, if not properly addressed, could constitute a serious threat to fundamental rights and innovation in Europe. Find here our comments and proposed modifications the Italian Presidency text.

What is the Google Spain court case on the “right to be forgotten”? What are the implications of this ruling for privacy? Find out by reading our FAQ!

Here is the European Commission’s letter acknowledging Access’ notification of infringement regarding the United Kingdom’s breach of E.U. law through its adoption of the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers (DRIP) on 18 July 2014.

This document prepared by Access and EDRi highlights the benefits of net neutrality and addresses some of the common misconceptions of the debate on the Telecoms Single Market.

Here is Access’s report on the importance of (real) net neutrality for investment in high-speed broadband deployment in Europe.

In September 2013, the European Commission made a proposal for a Telecoms Single Market which includes a large range of areas such as roaming charges, spectrum and the open internet. Access, together with EDRi prepared an analysis of on one of the major points of discussion in the text: the so-called “specialised services”. This analysis lays out the 4 criteria this definition should include in order to avoid a broad interpretation that would lead to anti-competitive practices and undermine the ability to exercise free expression online.

On Monday 24, February, the Industry, Research and Energy Committee of the European Parliament will vote on the proposal for a Telecom Single Market. The Member of the European Parliament (MEP) in charge of the text being voted on, the conservative Pilar del Castillo Vera, put forward provisions that would undermine net neutrality and the future of the open internet. An alternative proposal to the text made by the socialist MEP Catherine Trautmann have already been supported by the Greens group. While this new text could still be improved, it does bring needed legal clarity and close the dangerous loopholes left in Ms Del Castillo’s proposal. Access, together with EDRi, provide an comparative analysis of these two proposals.