ICT & Rights
Bulgaria's Police Keeps Right to Log Internet Communication
11/02/2008Bulgaria's police will keep its right to log Internet communication despite the protests of Internet providers and users, the State Agency for Information Technologies and Communication announced.
Council of Europe and European Commission help South-Eastern Europe and Turkey combat cybercrime
14/03/2007Combating cybercrime in south-eastern Europe and Turkey will be the focus of a conference being held by the Council of Europe, the Serbian Justice Ministry and the European Commission, in particular the European Agency for Reconstruction, in Belgrade (Serbia) from 19 to 21 March 2007.
Bulgaria fails to protect citizen's personal data
15/02/2007A recent report made public by the Bulgarian National Audit Office about the activity of the Commission for Personal Data Protection (CPDP) in Bulgaria shows that CPDP has failed in achieving its main purpose - to protect the citizen's personal data.
EU Commission wants to push fight against spam
07/12/2006The European Commission has criticized the member countries, considering that they should better implement the present legal framework and fight against spam, but also take more seriously into consideration the spyware and malicious software issues.
EU Commission seeks global partnership on Internet governance, freedom of expression and the combat against cyber-repression
28/04/2006To keep up the momentum of the successful World Summit on Information Society (Tunis, 16-18 November 2005), the EC has set out its priorities for implementing the international policy commitments made at the Summit.
ITU wants codes of conduct for tackling global spam
16/03/2006A report from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) on the spam issue considers that a more effective approach would be to require the establishment of enforceable codes of conduct by Internet service providers, but at the same time promoting anti-spam legislation in all the countries in the world.
Bulgaria: Facing the Problem of Child Pornography on the Internet
08/02/2006The Internet entered the daily life of Bulgarians bringing along both its advantages and disadvantages. Although not so acute yet, the problem of child pornography on Bulgarian websites is gradually gaining speed.
Citizens' Summit on the Information Society – a parallel event to be held in Tunis
03/11/2005A broad coalition of human rights organizations has announced they will organize a Citizens' Summit on the Information Society (CSIS) in Tunis to coincide with the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). CSIS will send a strong message of support and solidarity to the local civil society in Tunisia and will offer a specific civil society perspective on the main issues debated at the WSIS.
Bulgarian government received the annual “Big Brother” anti-award
14/04/2005Access to Information Programme Foundation and Internet Society Bulgaria presented the annual “Big Brother” anti-awards for the violation of the right to privacy and the protection of personal data.
