MEP Patrick Breyer: Protect us, do not trace us!
This morning the EU Parliament debated the use of contact tracing apps in the fight against the corona virus. These apps should be a “key part” of the return to normality …
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Coronavirus contact-tracing apps put users at risk, EU lawmaker says | DW Online [extern]
Several nations around the world are developing smartphone apps to alert people if they met someone infected by the coronavirus. But EU lawmaker Patrick Breyer told DW the apps are …
Corona tracking/warning apps: Protection is key, not tracing
Today, scientists presented their work on the development of “Privacy Preserving Proximity Tracing” technology for apps. Member of the European Parliament Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) comments:
“The concept for warning apps …
In fight against coronavirus, governments embrace surveillance | POLITICO [extern]
The European Commission has gone further, asking all such data to be centralized to speed up prevention across the bloc, three people involved in the talks told POLITICO . But epidemiologists …
EU parliament moves to email voting during COVID-19 pandemic | TechCrunch [extern]
The European Parliament will temporarily allow electronic voting by email as MEPs are forced to work remotely during the coronavirus crisis.