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Future Apps: advertising & location based services

18.02.2010, Cologne/Barcelona

Government funds fight against botnets

12.02.2010, Cologne/Berlin

European Commission: social networks need to improve privacy

11.02.2010, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

Internet users continue to report illegal content

10.02.2010, Cologne

eco becomes partner of EuroCloud

05.02.2010, Cologne

Criticisms of revision to Youth Protection Act

04.02.2010, Berlin

German Internet industry mapped

01.02.2010, Cologne

Advocates of ‘Three Strikes Policy’ come together

01.02.2010, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

Cabinet drafts revision of Teleservices Act

27.01.2010, Berlin

Diverging opinions on net neutrality

26.01.2010, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Germany’s most innovative content start-up 2010

25.01.2010, Cologne

German minister discusses privacy and security

21.01.2010, Berlin

ICT industry calls for action to strengthen growth

20.01.2010, Bruxelles

Results of mobile recruiting survey

18.01.2010, Cologne

Stopping rogue software, a priority in 2010

15.01.2010, Cologne

Kickoff: EuroCloud Deutschland_eco

14.01.2010, Cologne

Data retention evaluated

28.12.2009, Berlin

Constitutional Court’s hearing on data retention

21.12.2009, Cologne / Karlsruhe

Quick remedy for botnet infections

14.12.2009, Cologne / Berlin

eco's Oliver Süme elected new Vice-President of EuroISPA

14.12.2009, Cologne / Bruxelles

New verdict on data retention

11.12.2009, Berlin

Regulators publish infrastructure atlas

10.12.2009, Bonn

President delays signing new law against access to child pornography

01.12.2009, Berlin

EU Parliament calls for global Internet privacy standards

30.11.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Internet industry forms alliance against child pornography

27.11.2009, Cologne / Berlin

EU Parliament approves Telecom package

26.11.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

IGF discusses Internet governance and security

25.11.2009, Sharm El Sheikh

New Internet-based business models

16.11.2009, Berlin

EU Commission expands “digital agenda”

13.11.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Domainers meet at Früh Kölsch brewery

10.11.2009, Cologne

Regional identities with dotcity domains

09.11.2009, Cologne

Survey on mobile recruiting

06.11.2009, Cologne

Online assessment tools for recruiting

05.11.2009, Cologne

Internet Hotline Association turns 10

05.11.2009, Cologne / Berlin

Commission suggestions on use of digital dividend

03.11.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court on data retention

30.10.2009, Cologne / Berlin

European Council an Cross Border Internet

27.10.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Strong fundamental rights needed

19.10.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Digital Dividend: Rules approved

15.10.2009, Bonn

Guidelines for Security 2.0

15.10.2009, Cologne

DCSA 2.0: Data center certification enhanced

08.10.2009, Cologne

Sharpening the image

05.10.2009, Cologne

Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

02.10.2009, Cologne / Berlin

Petition for an open Internet

29.09.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Commission publishes guidelines on broadband policies

23.09.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

eco Congress: Sharpening the image

23.09.2009, Cologne

7th German anti-spam congress

21.09.2009, Cologne / Wiesbaden

eco supports iRights

18.09.2009, Cologne / Berlin

German banks adopt extended validation SSL

16.09.2009, Cologne

“Freedom not fear”

15.09.2009, Berlin

More transparency for Cloud Computing and SaaS

14.09.2009, Cologne

Twitter and corporate communications

10.09.2009, Cologne

More money for “Future Internet”

09.09.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Don’t fear the Internet

04.09.2009, Cologne

Details on child pornography law kept secret

02.09.2009, Berlin

The European Commission on digital competition

26.08.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Mobile Internet growth: A small wonder

21.08.2009, Cologne

EU seeks citizen views on information society

07.08.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

eco and Germany’s very first email

06.08.2009, Cologne / Karlsruhe

Law against child pornography delayed

05.08.2009, Berlin

eco certifies data centers

04.08.2009, Cologne

German experts on data retention

03.08.2009, Berlin

Expert exchange on Unified Communications

21.07.2009, Cologne

Germany’s privacy law expands consumer rights

20.07.2009, Berlin

Disagreement on Rights Protection at ICANN TLD hearing

20.07.2009, London

German privacy regulations reform

13.07.2009, Berlin

Working group on IPTV develops streaming certificate

06.07.2009, Cologne

Young users need consciousness of data rights

01.07.2009, Cologne

Copyright pirates blocked in Germany too?

30.06.2009, Berlin

Joint paper on the Internet and civil society

25.06.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Commission wants more say on Internet

23.06.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Industry’s best honoured with eco Internet Awards

22.06.2009, Cologne

Law against child pornography sees slight improvement

19.06.2009, Cologne / Berlin

Old TV frequencies available for new broadband access

18.06.2009, Berlin

Flawed fight against child pornography

15.06.2009, Berlin

Telecoms package delayed

09.06.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

“Watch your web” teaches young users safe online behaviour

09.06.2009, Berlin

Members appreciate eco’s know-how and service

08.06.2009, Cologne

Nominees for eco Internet Awards

05.06.2009, Cologne

Federal IT security law to be clipped

03.06.2009, Berlin

“Network of trust” against spam

02.06.2009, Cologne

Survey of Germany’s Internet industry

01.06.2009, Cologne

Data retention: European Commission to sue Sweden?

29.05.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

eco’s annual convention: “Sharpening the Image’

20.05.2009, Cologne

Road Show offers vital information about new TLDs

18.05.2009, Cologne

Working together to plug security gaps

15.05.2009, Cologne

Commissioner Reding firm on ICANN reform

13.05.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Compensation for telcos to be revised

12.05.2009, Berlin

Petition against website blocking enjoys record support

11.05.2009, Berlin

Justice Minister labels Google large-scale copyright infringer

08.05.2009, Berlin

Regulation on access, distribution, and privacy

07.05.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Internet industry united and confident

30.04.2009, Berlin

German Parliament discusses secure ‘citizen portals’

27.04.2009, Berlin

New TLDs must be available soon and affordable

16.04.2009, Cologne

Stimulus money to be spent on broadband access

09.04.2009, Berlin

European telecoms regulator: Veto rights for the Commission?

08.04.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Roccatune is Germany’s most innovative start-up

02.04.2009, Cologne

eco’s complaint site still an effective organ for online self-governance

02.04.2009, Cologne

Lower loop access charges and mobile termination rates

01.04.2009, Bonn

More protection for critical infrastructure

01.04.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

eco and Internet law magazine co-host conference

31.03.2009, Berlin

Government: Remote online search a strong weapon against criminals

24.03.2009, Berlin

German Government stands firm on IT security law

20.03.2009, Berlin

Business still in the dark on blocking regulations

20.03.2009, Berlin

New mobile communications frequencies to be auctioned

19.03.2009, Bonn

Child pornography filter remains controversial

12.03.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Keeping data centres cool... and efficient

12.03.2009, Frankfurt

More protection against online gambling

11.03.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Most innovative German start-ups nominated

09.03.2009, Cologne

National regulators: New European agency must be independent

06.03.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Mobile World Congress still the industry’s premiere event

02.03.2009, Barcelona / Cologne

Hustinx opposes ‘Three Strikes Policy’

20.02.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Blocking child pornography must remain weapon of last resort

19.02.2009, Berlin / Cologne

German government advocates VDSL competition

16.02.2009, Berlin

Call for school submissions on online safety

12.02.2009, Cologne

A safer Internet for children

10.02.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Opinions on Germany’s VDSL regulation remain unchanged

09.02.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

eco’s 9th Internet Awards

05.02.2009, Cologne

Tracking visitors to government websites

04.02.2009, Berlin

eco is looking for innovative start-ups

26.01.2009, Cologne

Rent hike or rent drop for access lines?

23.01.2009, Berlin

Email marketing and the law: Do’s and dont’s

22.01.2009, Cologne

European Court of Justice to rule on Germany’s VDSL regulation

22.01.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Government to auction new frequencies

20.01.2009, Berlin

Data Protection Supervisor critical of telecoms review

19.01.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Modern privacy laws

15.01.2009, Berlin

British Government wants EU-wide remote online searches

14.01.2009, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

eco creates benchmark for green data centres

09.01.2009, Cologne

Mobile games: a new boom market?

07.01.2009, Cologne

Government promotes broadband for all

15.12.2008, Berlin

Bandwidth crucial for gaming industry

11.12.2008, Cologne

Agreement on Telecoms Review sought

10.12.2008, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

eco on the new German Data Protection Act

02.12.2008, Cologne / Berlin

INHOPE keeps fighting child pornography

01.12.2008, Cologne

Data Retention: no progress on reimbursement plans

28.11.2008, Berlin

Commission critical of French user ban

26.11.2008, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

We are the web

24.11.2008, Berlin

Recruiters still using print and online media

21.11.2008, Cologne

Roadmap for transatlantic data protection

17.11.2008, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Further restrictions for retained data usage

12.11.2008, Berlin

Four days of strategy against spam

11.11.2008, Cologne / Wiesbaden

Top-Level Domains more accessible

04.11.2008, Cologne

A safer Internet for children

31.10.2008, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Data protection act to be amended

29.10.2008, Berlin

eco now with over 400 members

22.10.2008, Cologne

Will image search become illegal in Germany?

17.10.2008, Berlin

Advocate General on Ireland’s data retention objections

16.10.2008, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

LocalTalk discussion forum successfully launched

13.10.2008, Hamburg

.org takes the mainstream by storm

09.10.2008, Frankfurt

The “European way” and the new “Internet of Things“

07.10.2008, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

eco and Bizanga join forces against spam

02.10.2008, Cologne

Court exemption for data retention?

30.09.2008, Berlin

Telecoms package: Parliament amends Commission draft

29.09.2008, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Commission considers broadband access a right

26.09.2008, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

German Government against user ban

19.09.2008, Berlin

Remote Online Searches pose many risks

16.09.2008, Cologne

What we saw beyond the borders

12.09.2008, Cologne

Data Retention II: Problems remain

05.09.2008, Bonn

Data Retention I: New petition before German Constitutional Court

04.09.2008, Karlsruhe

European Commission “telecoms package” too broad on banning users

04.09.2008, Bruxelles / Strasbourg

Vital distinction between TV and Internet media

29.08.2008, Munich

Joint mission against Internet crime

28.08.2008, Cologne

Beyond the borders: eco Congress 2008

19.08.2008, Cologne

6th German Anti-Spam Summit

15.08.2008, Cologne

Bavaria allows remote online searches

11.08.2008, Berlin

European Parliament discusses telecoms directives

05.08.2008, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

eco: mobile leap to Long Term Evolution two to three years away

04.08.2008, Cologne

IETF takes a closer look at P2P data transfer

01.08.2008, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

CCC: “Hacker Clause” endangers German IT industry

30.07.2008, Berlin

Sender authentification: problems and potential

29.07.2008, Cologne

How can companies take full advantage of Unified Communications?

21.07.2008, Munich

EU telecommunications recommendations criticised

11.07.2008, Brussels/Strasbourg

Media industry monitoring plans fail

09.07.2008, Brussels/Strasbourg

German Criminal Federal Police Office Act debated

07.07.2008, Cologne

Commissioner prefers voluntary agreements on copyright

04.07.2008, Brussels/Strasbourg

German government quarrels over remote online searches

02.07.2008, Berlin

European regulators on Next Generation Networks

01.07.2008, Brussles/Strasbourg

ICANN discusses changes

30.06.2008, Cologne

EU ministers meet on telecoms review

30.06.2008, Brussles/Strasbourg

Mapping Germany’s broadband access

28.06.2008, Cologne

ENISA extended until at least 2012

26.06.2008, Brussels/Strasbourg

eco certifies pupils as E-Business Assistants

25.06.2008, Cologne

And the winners are…

17.06.2008, Cologne

eco takes a second look at Second Life

16.06.2008, Cologne

Five per cent more Internet users in Germany

16.06.2008, Cologne

eco discussion on telecommunications review

11.06.2008, Berlin

Mobile Outlook 2008 – 2009

09.06.2008, Cologne

eco’s Frank Ackermann re-elected to INHOPE

04.06.2008, Cologne

Germany supports Ipv6

04.06.2008, Berlin

Remote online searches still in dispute

20.05.2008, Cologne

eco anti-abuse team to meet during MAAWG in Heidelberg

16.05.2008, Cologne

RIPE56: A huge success

15.05.2008, Berlin

Unsolicited telemarketing: eco comments on planned law

13.05.2008, Cologne

More transparency for Internet filtering criteria

06.05.2008, Brussels/Strasbourg

Experts warn faster pace needed for shift to IPv6

02.05.2008, Brussles/Strasbourg

Is content really king?

30.04.2008, Cologne

Better broadband access for rural German communities

29.04.2008, Cologne

eco Gala & eco Internet Awards 2008

21.04.2008, Cologne

Are online wire taps legal?

18.04.2008, Berlin

Progress on framework for electronic communication

14.04.2008, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

Experts support compensation for data retention

11.04.2008, Berlin

Commission evaluating online content recommendations

08.04.2008, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

Europeans concerned about privacy

03.04.2008, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

Cologne Web Content Forum: The future of content, debated

02.04.2008, Cologne

Ministers tackle remote online searches anew

31.03.2008, Berlin

eco Internet Awards: Applications open until 28 April

28.03.2008, Cologne

eco polITalk: Prelude to the Internet Governance Forum

18.03.2008, Berlin

Applications open for 8th annual Internet Awards

11.03.2008, Cologne

German constitutional court crafts new right to online confidentiality

10.03.2008, Berlin

New government award planned for educational computer games

07.03.2008, Berlin

Online child pornography complaints on the rise

05.03.2008, Cologne

European Regulators Group critical of plans for new telecoms authority

04.03.2008, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

European Commission supports more online safety for children

03.03.2008, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

Cooperation agreement between eco and BVDW

03.03.2008, Cologne

Google clashes with EU data protectors over IP address retention

29.02.2008, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

German upper house of parliament seeks to strengthen media youth protection law

27.02.2008, Berlin

EU demands price cuts for data roaming

18.02.2008, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

eco represents Northrhine-Westfalia at MWC in Barcelona

18.02.2008, Cologne

Compromise amendments for ISPs on copyright infringement liability

12.02.2008, Bruxelles/Strasbourg

German states sign Tenth Amendment to the Interstate Treaty on Broadcasting

08.02.2008, Berlin

Internet traffic to nearly double in 2008

07.02.2008, Frankfurt

Protection agencies demand broader surveillance authority

05.02.2008, Berlin

German Green Party files separate lawsuit on data retention

30.01.2008, Berlin

M-Payment the locomotive of mobile solutions to come

29.01.2008, Cologne

Unsolved problems remain on implementation of data retention

28.01.2008, Bruxelles/Strasbourg