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Chat control is back on the agenda of EU governments. EU governments are to express their position on the latest proposal on 23 September. EU Ministers of the Interior …
Tag: anonymity
Pirates: EU cash cap and ban on anonymous hosted crypto wallets results in financial paternalism
The majority of the EU Parliament will later today approve far-reaching new anti-money laundering laws: Anonymous cash payments over €3,000 will be banned in commercial transactions. Cash payments over €10,000 …
ECJ ruling on Meta browsing records: Breakthrough for online privacy
Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer, who has sued in court for more than 10 years against the clickstream logging, celebrates today’s ECJ ruling against the U.S. Internet company Meta …
European Digital Identity: Permanent personal identification number is off the table!
Representatives of the EU Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a political agreement on the core elements of a new framework for a European digital identity (eID) in …
The “Digital Euro” does not deserve its name!
Pirate Party MEP and digital freedom fighter Dr Patrick Breyer criticises yesterday’s draft bill by the EU Commission to introduce a “Digital Euro”:
“The introduction of digital cash would be long …
Cybersecurity: EU bans anonymous Internet sites
The EU Parliament today approved the directive to increase cyber security (“NIS 2”) by a large majority. According to it, the registration of internet domain names shall …
Digital cash: EU to end anonymous payments in cryptocurrencies
Yesterday, the European Parliament and the Council made a deal on the rules for crypto assets. Anonymous payments will effectively be prohibited, interfering with the fundamental characteristics of decentralised finance. …
Twitter takeover by Elon Musk: Patrick Breyer warns against mandatory authentication plans
Today it became known that Twitter is accepting Elon Musk’s takeover bid for 44 billion dollars. In the run-up, the Tesla boss had announced: “If our twitter bid succeeds, we will …
EU Digital Services Act: Industry and government interests prevail over citizens’ digital rights
After 16 hours of discussion, negotiators from the European Parliament and EU governments have just made deal on a new EU Digital Services Act. Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer sat at …
Showdown on DSA: Pirates demand protection of fundamental digital rights against censorship and espionage
On Friday, representatives of the EU Parliament, Commission and Council will meet for what is expected to be the last round of negotiations on the EU Digital Services Act (DSA). After …