Leak on chat control: EU Commission anticipates millions of false positives
German news website netzpolitik.org leaked a record of internal discussions regarding the EU‘s proposed online child abuse law (dubbed “chat control”) which is …
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EU „chat control“ proposal: Germany takes the lead in defending confidentiality of communications
In a leaked response to the EU Commission dated 10 June, the German government insists that proposed EU „chat control“ legislation to automatically search all private chats, …
EU chat control bill: fundamental rights terrorism against trust, self-determination and security on the Internet
Today, the European Commission presented publicly for the first time an EU draft law on mandatory chat control. With the stated intention of fighting against “child pornography”, the Commission plans …
“Destruction of digital privacy of correspondence”: lawsuit filed against chat control
Yesterday, Member of the European Parliament and digital freedom fighter Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) filed an action for an injunction against the so-called chat control against Facebook’s …
Chat control: EU Commission presents mass surveillance plan on May 11
Next week on Wednesday (May 11), the EU Commission will present an EU draft law on mandatory chat control to the public for the first time. Similar to Apple’s highly controversial …
Chat control: Leaked Commission paper EU mass surveillance plans
A newly-revealed Opinion of a European Commission review board about their own colleagues’ upcoming proposal for a ‘Legislation to effectively tackle child sexual abuse’ shows strong concerns …
Mass surveillance and attack on encryption: Civil society protests against EU chat control plans
Members of the European Parliament warn against Commission’s chat control mass surveillance plans
On the occasion of tomorrow’s European Data Protection Day, EU lawmakers are addressing the European Commission in a cross-party letter: They warn that the …
Hypocritical declaration on strengthening digital rights by EU Commission
As part of the Digital Decade, the EU Commission today presented its draft principles that are supposed to strengthen fundamental rights in the digital era. According to EU Vice-President Margrethe …
Chat control, biometric surveillance, data retention: Major changes of Germany’s positions on EU digital policies
Yesterday afternoon, the new German government coalition of SPD, FDP and the Greens presented its coalition agreement to the public. MEP, civil rights activist and lawyer Dr Patrick Breyer of the …