The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today modified its case law on indiscriminate communications data retention and authorised the use of retained internet connection data for the prosecution of …
A document leaked yesterday by the news portal netzpolitik.org reveals for the first time which messenger and chat services are to be labelled as “high risk” according to the EU …
Research published yesterday by several European media outlets has revealed that an international campaign in support of the EU’s proposed child sexual abuse regulation has been largely orchestrated and financed by …
As of today, the largest internet corporations such as Amazon, Meta (Facebook, Instagram), TikTok, X/Twitter, Youtube and the Google search engine must comply with the new EU Digital Services Act. Pirate …
The EU Department of the Interior DG Home claims to have proven with a Eurobarometer opinion poll that the vast majority of the EU population wants total chat control. Unfortunately …
Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer, who has sued in court for more than 10 years against the clickstream logging, celebrates today’s ECJ ruling against the U.S. Internet company Meta …
Representatives of the EU Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a political agreement on the core elements of a new framework for a European digital identity (eID) in …
Strasbourg, 14/06/2023 – Today, the European Parliament voted to ban real-time facial surveillance in public spaces in the EU’s new Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). Automated behavioural surveillance, on the other hand, is …
Brussels, 07/06/2023 – One week before the plenary vote on the new EU regulation on artificial intelligence (the AI Act), biometric mass surveillance turns out to be the main point of …
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the day Edward Snowden revealed the mass surveillance programmes of intelligence agencies worldwide. EU lawmaker and privacy activist Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) acknowledges this milestone …
