Author: Julia Weber
European Health Data Space amendments: Let‘s keep patients in full control of their health files!
The Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament today tabled amendments to the proposed European Health Data Space (EHDS) aiming to keep patients in full control of their health files. Access to …
EU Parliament Committee: Majority wants chat control
According to the meanwhile published amendments of the Internal Market Committee (IMCO) of the European Parliament on the planned chat control regulation[1], a majority supports the bulk screening of private messages …
Against AI mass surveillance in Paris 2024: 41 MEPs address French Parliament
Today, 41 MEPs from different political groups address the French Parliament with an open letter (version française). In the letter, the MEPs call on the French …
#ChatControl survey: Children don’t want to be “protected” by scanning or age-restricting messenger and chat apps
Brussels, 07/03/2023 – A representative survey reveals that 66% of minors oppose internet providers scanning personal messages for suspect content, measures which are proposed for their protection in the EU’s CSA …
Chat control/Child Sexual Abuse Regulation expert hearing: warnings from all sides
The Digital Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag today organised a public hearing on the controversial chat control/Child Sexual Abuse Regulation proposal currently being negotiated at EU level. The EU project …
First parliamentary amendments on EU Child Sexual Abuse Regulation: Some poison teeth are pulled, but indiscriminate chat control still looming
e-ID: Pirate successes for privacy
Today, the lead Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) adopted a draft mandate on the European digital identity (e-ID). The legislative proposal will allow EU citizens to prove their identity …
EU lawmakers vow to ban surveillance-based political advertising
Today the Members of the European Parliament by a large margin adopted a negotiating mandate for legislation which would drastically restrict the use of personal data to target online political advertisements. …