EU criticised for demanding security access to encrypted communication | Brussels Morning [extern]
The EU is calling for access to encrypted communication, claiming this would help the bloc protect its citizens from Islamist radicals
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EU to target migrant integration and encrypted apps | EU Observer [extern]
The eight-page text, leaked to the Financial Times and Guardian newspapers, said recent attacks in France and Austria showed the “extent of the threat we face from Islamist terrorism”. “Successful integration …
Security instead of Surveillance: There is no such thing as a “partial backdoor” to end-to-end encryption!
On November 9, 2020, the Austrian National Service Broadcaster (ORF) published a secret draft of a planned EU Council resolution seeking to undermine encryption. Messaging services such as Whatsapp are to …
Written question – Hosting service providers systematically refusing to remove terrorist content – Hosting service providers systematically refusing to remove terrorist content [external link]
Priority question for written answer P-005237/2020
to the Council
Rule 138
Patrick Breyer (Verts/ALE)
Written question – Council Decision of July 2018 amending the Act concerning the election of the members of the EP – E-00117/2020 [external link]
Question for written answer E-005117/2020
to the Council
Rule 138
Patrick Breyer (Verts/ALE) Answer in writing Subject: Council Decision of 13 July 2018 amending the Act concerning the election of the …
Data protection supervisor to assess legality of blanket analysis of private communications in search for illegal content
Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party), Member of the European Parliament, has filed a complaint with the data protection authority of Schleswig-Holstein against the practise of large US corporations such as Facebook (Facebook …
Written question – EUvsDisinfo website – E-005056/2020 [external link]
The International Fact-Checking Network’s code of principles require a committment to non-partisanship, meaning that applicants may not ‘advocate for or against any policy positions’. Yet the EEAS East StratCom Task Force …
We live in the digital era: European Parliament to reshape its rules
The European Parliament voted yesterday on three seperate reports on the Digital Services Act. The reports were adopted by a large majority, showing a clear position towards the European Commission. The …
MEP Patrick Breyer demands: The Digital Services Act must become a bulwark against surveillance capitalism and internet censorship
This week, the European Parliament will vote on three seperate reports on the Digital Services Act, positioning itself towards the Commission, which plans to present a first draft law in December …
Patrick Breyer on data retention rulings: We need targeted investigations, not total capture of all communications and movements!
Patrick Breyer, civil liberties activist and Member of the European Parliament for the Pirate Party, explains today’s ECJ rulings on data retention:
Breyer appeals to the EU Commission: “Today’s judgements describe …