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BERLIN (AP) — Digital rights campaigners on Monday criticized a proposal by European Union governments that calls for communications companies
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Security instead of Surveillance: There is no such thing as a “partial backdoor” to end-to-end encryption!
On November 9, 2020, the Austrian National Service Broadcaster (ORF) published a secret draft of a planned EU Council resolution seeking to undermine encryption. Messaging services such as Whatsapp are …
Data protection supervisor to assess legality of blanket analysis of private communications in search for illegal content
Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party), Member of the European Parliament, has filed a complaint with the data protection authority of Schleswig-Holstein against the practise of large US corporations such as Facebook …
We live in the digital era: European Parliament to reshape its rules
The European Parliament voted yesterday on three seperate reports on the Digital Services Act. The reports were adopted by a large majority, showing a clear position towards the European Commission. …
MEP Patrick Breyer demands: The Digital Services Act must become a bulwark against surveillance capitalism and internet censorship
This week, the European Parliament will vote on three seperate reports on the Digital Services Act, positioning itself towards the Commission, which plans to present a first draft law in …
Patrick Breyer on data retention rulings: We need targeted investigations, not total capture of all communications and movements!
Patrick Breyer, civil liberties activist and Member of the European Parliament for the Pirate Party, explains today’s ECJ rulings on data retention:
Breyer appeals to the EU Commission: “Today’s …
Study: Data retention has no impact on crime
Blanket, indiscriminate telecommunications data retention has no statistically significant impact on crime or crime clearance. This is the result of a study by the European Parliament’s Research Service (EPRS) …
Digital Services Act: End surveillance capitalism and AI censorship!
Child protection through scanning of private messages? Investigation instead of monitoring!
The European Parliament today debated a draft legislation by the EU Commission that would allow the screening without suspicion of all private electronic communication via messenger or e-mail to …
European Pirates on the State of the Union address: digitilization, green technologies, and rule of law are key
Brussels, 16/09/2020 – Today, Ursula von der Leyen talked about the state of our Union. In her speech, she touched upon many topics that are key for the future of …
