Category: Freedom, democracy and transparency
Explanation of my vote on the resolution on foreign electoral interference
I have voted against the adoption of the European Parliament’s resolution on “foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes”. This explains our reasons for not supporting …
Written question – ‘Restricted’ communications data retention – E-002898/2019 [external link]
Question for written answer E-002898/2019. to the Council. Rule 138. Patrick Breyer (Verts/ALE)
Subject: ‘Restricted’ communications data retention
In view of the ‘Conclusions of the Council of the European Union on …
Google Can Forget You, but Only in Europe | CPO Magazine [extern]
Google Can Forget You, but Only in Europe CPO Magazine
Google And The Right To Be Forgotten | Forbes [extern]
In a case I have been closely following, France’s data-privacy watchdog, CNIL (Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés), investigated Google’s non-compliance with the consent and transparent aspects of EU and France’s …
EU terror filter negotiations: Here’s where we stand [updated 11 March 2020]
“Trilogue” negotiations on the EU scheme to “prevent the dissemination of terrorist content online” are underway which may make, inter alia, upload filters mandatory.
In a series of closed-door meetings, the …
EU sides with Google in data protection case | EUobserver [extern]
The European Commission has said it backs Google’s victory at the EU court against the French data protection watchdog CNIL, in a case allowing people to have their names removed from …
An EU project is trialling AI lie detectors for border control, one MEP is challenging in court | CPO Magazine [external]
CPO Magazine reported last month that Amazon’s facial recognition technology, Rekognition, launched in 2016, is now able to recognise several emotions, including fear.
Given Amazon’s active marketing of the service to …
Video: Patrick Breyer questions Europol Director on “restricted data retention” plans [external]
Bordering on Artificial | CPO Magazine [extern]
CPO Magazine reported last month that Amazon’s facial recognition technology, Rekognition, launched in 2016, is now able to recognise several emotions, including fear.
Given Amazon’s active marketing of the service to …