Today, the European Parliament by 259:403:30 votes rejected the attempt to remove the call for a ban on biometric mass surveillance, such as by means of facial recognition in public …
German lawmakers are making the case for tighter obligations for online platforms in the upcoming EU legislation, as they fear that it could produce weaker rules than their current national framework, …
The EU Commission wants to ban cash payments above 10,000 euros and anonymous payments with “virtual cash” (cryptocurrencies). MEP and digital freedom fighter Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) explains:
Background on the …
On Sunday, it became known that with the help of the Israeli technology company NSO‘s spy software “Pegasus”, about 50,000 mobile phones of journalists, NGO staff, politicians and human rights activists, …
In reaction to the Advocate General’s opinion on the compatibility of Article 17 of the Copyright Directive with fundamental rights published today, MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party), the LIBE Committee‘s …
According to a leaked discussion paper, the European Commission is working on scenarios to reintroduce indiscriminate and general retention of traffic, location and internet connection data.
MEP and civil rights …
“Deploying remote biometric identification in publicly accessible spaces means the end of anonymity in those places,” the heads of the two bodies, Andrea Jelinek and Wojciech Wiewiórowski, wrote in a joint …
European flags in front of the Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European commission in Brussels. getty. The European Parliament has approved emergency measures allowing internet companies to scan users’ private messages …
The European Parliament adopted on Tuesday (6 July) the final version of the ePrivacy derogation, a temporary measure enabling providers of electronic communication services to scan and report private online messages …
Media representatives fear a ban on targeted advertising would undercut their business model already hurt by the COVID crisis, with potentially dramatic consequences for media pluralism. Wout van Wijk, Executive Director …
