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Computers have been part of our Daily lives for almost two decades, but a lot has changed since the beige boxes of the 2000’s: they have come off our desks and …
Category: Freedom, democracy and transparency
Political advertising rules fail to stop personalised manipulation of elections and referendums
The rules on political advertising proposed today by the Commission fail to stop the manipulation of elections by way of personalised targeting, criticises Patrick Breyer, the LIBE Committee‘s rapporteur for the …
Rejection of indiscriminate data retention: ECJ Advocate General delivers opinion on German data retention law
Today, Manuel Campos Sánchez-Bordona, Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), presented his opinion in the legal dispute between SpaceNet AG and the Federal Republic of Germany on the …
EU interior ministers welcome mandatory chat control for all smartphones
Haugen testimony exposes EU‘s unwillingness to take back control of the digital sphere
Today‘s hearing of Facebook whistleblower Francis Haugen in the European Parliament has exposed the EU‘s unwillingness to take back control of the digital sphere, concludes Patrick Breyer, the Civil Liberties Committee‘s …
Historic moment: European Parliament speaks out for the first time in favour of banning biometric mass surveillance in the EU
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 …
Germany’s push for tighter tech regulation | Euractiv [external]
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, …
Pirate MEP: EU attack on cash and virtual cash results in financial paternalism
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 …
„Pegasus” spy software: Pirate MEP wants to hold device manufacturers accountable
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, …
Pirate Party MEPs on the CJEU upload filter opinion: Freedom of expression shall prevail over profits!
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 …