Category: Press releases
Patrick Breyer on Twitter takeover: Switch now!
Commenting on the takeover of Twitter by the controversial billionaire Elon Musk, Member of the European Parliament Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) explains:
“The Twitter takeover is another reason to sign up …
Attack on net neutrality: EU Commission remains stubborn
In their response to an open letter sent by 54 Members of the European Parliament to the EU Commission in July, the responsible …
Data retention: France illegally extends blanket mass surveillance of the entire population
In a decree made public today, French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne has extended the temporary retention of communications data of all citizens in France for another year. …
Meta/Facebook defends error-prone chat control CSAM scanner algorithms in court [Updated 16.05.2024]
In May 2022, Member of the European Parliament, civil liberties activist and digital freedom fighter Patrick Breyer (German Pirate Party) filed a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company …
Pirates are against the new rules on crypto assets which will ban anonymous payments
Tonight, the ECON and LIBE committees of the European Parliament will vote on a complete ban on anonymous crypto payments. The latest agreement between the European Parliament and the European Council …
European Digital Identity: EU Parliament wants decentralized data storage and right to anonymity
EU chat control negotiations kick off: Commissioner Johansson defends controversial surveillance law before LIBE committee
Pirates: Common charger a win for users and the environment
Today, Members of the European Parliament approved the outcome of the trilogue negotiations on the Common Charger directive. A strong position of the European Parliament warrants that in addition to mobile …