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We need to talk about biometric surveillance technologies Throughout the European Union, governments are experimenting with highly intrusive systems of facial recognition and…
Question for written answer to the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Rule…
A large majority of EU citizens oppose EU plans to establish transnational anti-terror Internet censorship. This is the result of a YouGov opinion…
Critics warn that Europe could find itself in an untenable position, caught between upholding privacy ethics that have helped burnish its global reputation,…
Tech giants have told the EU it would be impossible to comply with officials’ demands to take down terrorist material within one hour…
The amount of terrorist content online is decreasing but EU governments are still calling for upload filters, reveal internal documents released by the…
Despite a reputation as a divisive and controversial technology among both the general public and the scientific community, lie detectors have been considered…
Following the row between the ECJ and Germany’s Constitutional Court, Europe need to develop mechanisms to avoid a repeat of such conflicting judgements…
Across Europe, leaders have been desperately seeking new ways to secure borders. Concerns over migration have contributed to the evolution of new forms…
As rapporteur of the Legal Affairs Committee, MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) has presented a 6 points plan to regulate digital services such…
Patrick Breyer is a digital freedom fighter and member of the European Parliament for the Pirate Party Germany.
Brussels, 27/5/2020 – The European Commission unveiled the Next Generation EU Plan today in order to get things back in order as quickly…
Brussels, 25 May 2020 – On the second anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect, MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate…
While the European Union is on the verge of getting the future Internet regulation underway with a law on digital services, France is…
This morning the EU Parliament debated the use of contact tracing apps in the fight against the corona virus. These apps should be…
Pirate Party and Greens/EFA Member of the European Parliament Patrick Breyer supports today’s call by 44 civil society organisations on EU bodies and…
The Committee on Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament today rejected an automated exchange of fingerprint data with the United Kingdom. MEP…
False commentary and blinkered perspectives hampering TCO progress EURACTIV
Today, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) approved an agreement between the European Union and the Republic…
Following the General Data Protection Regulation and the ePrivacy Regulation, the next major project to tackle the digital revolution at EU level will…
EURACTIV caught up with S&D MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri to hear about her thoughts on the proliferation of COVID-19 apps. “I really believe that…
The European Council and Commission are under pressure to make headway on rules to stamp out online terrorist content, the substance of which…
The European Commission is being urged to publish reports on the trials of an Artificial Intelligence lie detector technology, iBorderCTRL, which has been…
False incrimination and discrimination? EU won’t answer questions on “video lie detector” research The EU Commission won’t answer questions on false incrimination by…
Exactly one year ago the EU Parliament approved the copyright reform including upload filters, that are required by “Article 13”, now Article 17.…
The European Commission has gone further, asking all such data to be centralized to speed up prevention across the bloc, three people involved…
The European Parliament will temporarily allow electronic voting by email as MEPs are forced to work remotely during the coronavirus crisis.
U tijeku su pregovori u okviru trijaloga o programu EU-a za sprečavanje „širenja terorističkih sadržaja na internetu”, na temelju kojeg bi, između ostalog,…
California Dreamin’: Is a Single State EU Data Protection Deal on the Cards? CPO Magazine
MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate party) comments on the Advocate General’s non-binding opinion in the Schrems/Facebook case: “The unambitious Danish Advocate General fails to…
Brussels, 18 December 2019 – Irish candidate Emily O’Reilly defended her position as European Ombudswoman today in the third round of voting. Last…
The European Parliament’s Conference of Presidents will decide on 21 November if French President Emmanuel Macron’s second pick for European Commissioner passes muster.
, S&D Vice President of the European Parliament (more below). VDL advocate for censorship? EU leaders finally reached a consensus this week, nominating…
Is it Unlawful to Collect or Store TCP/IP Log Data for Security Purposes? Security Boulevard
KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) – Germany’s Federal Court ruled on Tuesday that websites operated by the government are generally allowed to save users’ internet…
Germany’s highest court rules IP addresses may be saved in interest of cybersecurity Deutsche Welle
Music industry bodies may seek court orders to force the operators of free wifi hotspots to protect their networks with a password and…