EU seeks global standards for AI, civil rights groups fret | Reuters [external]
The European Commission on Wednesday announced tough draft rules on the use of artificial intelligence, including a ban on most surveillance, in an …
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EU launches AI blueprint in bid to become world leader | Euractiv [external]
The European Commission presented on Wednesday (21 April) its long-awaited ‘AI package’, setting out its ambition to make Europe a global leader in the field by being the first to set …
Controversial EU anti-terror Internet regulation TERREG about to be adopted
Today, the European Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) agreed to a new EU regulation to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content online (TERREG). 52 of the members voted in favour …
Majority of Respondents to European Poll and Greens/EFA Call on Commission to Ban Biometric Mass Surveillance in Public Spaces
Tomorrow the European Commission will propose legislation to regulate artificial intelligence technology. According to a leaked draft of the legislation obtained by POLITICO, the European Commission says that „A large …
MEPs call on European Commission to ban mass surveillance in Artifical Intelligence Regulation
In a cross-party letter 40 Members of the European Parliament call on the European Commission to revise the proposed regulation on Artificial Intelligence that was leaked earlier this week …
Unauthorized livestreams of sports events: Parliamentary committee votes for radical measures and against fundamental digital rights
Today, the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee adopted a call to crack down on unauthorised live streams of sports events (e.g. football games). The draft resolution calls for obliging providers to …
EU Parliament Wants Pirated Sports Streams Taken Down Within 30 Minutes | Torrentfreak [extern]
The European Parliament is considering a draft resolution that requires online services to take pirated sports streams offline within 30 minutes. This includes a proposal to allow copyright holders to act …
Have your say! Public Consultation on #chatcontrol plans open until 15 April
- The EU Commission is drafting permanent legislation on the automatic searching of all online activities, including personal electronic mail and messages of each citizen, for suspicious content in the search …
Doubts about European Parliament’s ideas to crack down on illegal live streams of sports events
On Monday, the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee will vote on a call to crack down on unauthorised live streams of sports events (e.g. football games). The draft resolution calls for …
Doubts over EU Parliament’s new ‘fingerprint’ plan | EUObserver [external]
This system would record MEPs’ attendance by scanning their fingerprint with a reader, avoiding the risk of impersonation – such as a person signing on behalf of an absent MEP. Accordingly, …