Pirates ask EU Commission to look into killing of video games
Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer has asked the European Commission for an opinion on the decision by French computer game manufacturer Ubisoft to make the popular computer game “The Crew …
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Full chat control proposal leaked: attack on digital privacy of correspondence and secure encryption
The French news service contexte.com has today published the latest Belgian Presidency’s proposal for introducing indiscriminate chat control scanning of private messages for illegal content. The proposal covers the …
EU Health Data Space on the finishing line: Will our health data be shared across Europe without giving us a say?
The final negotiations (trilogue) on the European Health Data Space are taking place in Brussels this evening. One of the negotiators, Pirate Party MEP and privacy expert Patrick Breyer, points …
Pirates on the European Media Freedom Act: Criticism must not be silenced
Today, the Members of the European Parliament adopted the Media Freedom Act. The rules drawn up are intended to better protect journalists from arbitrary content removal on platforms such as …
Pirates: AI Act fails to protect citizens’ rights
Today, MEPs shall approve the outcome of the trilogue negotiations on the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), establishing new rules that shall regulate the use of artificial intelligence in the …
European Health Data Space (EHDS): Patients risk losing control over their data
In the morning at 4 am, the negotiations (trialogue) on the creation of a European Health Data Space (EHDS) ended behind closed doors without a deal. Negotiations were postponed to …
EU Digital Identity Regulation (eIDAS): Pirates don’t support blank cheque for surveillance of citizens online!
The EU Parliament today approved a new EU regulation on digital identity (eIDAS 2) against the votes of the Pirates and their group: According to the law, a new digital …
Chat control: New EU government attempt to bulk search private messages and destroy secure end-to-end encryption
According to a document leaked by netzpolitik.org, the Belgian Council Presidency, led by conservative Home Affairs Minister Annelies Verlinden, proposes minor changes to the controversial EU Commission’s Chat Control …
Pirates end EU silence on Julian Assange’s looming extradition to the USA
Following an initiative of the Pirate Party, the European Parliament will discuss the looming extradition and prosecution of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and its implications on freedom …
Political advertising: EU fights cookie banners, but not voter manipulation and microtargeting
Today, Members of the European Parliament adopted new rules on transparency and targeting of political advertising, which will essentially apply from 2025. In addition to a mandatory publicly accessible …