The Commission’s plan to introduce a “Digital Green Pass” for EU citizens threatens fundamental rights in several respects. While the European Pirates in the Greens/EFA Group support measures that aim at …
Brussels (Brussels Morning): Last week, the Portuguese EU presidency resuscitated the dormant debate on the protection of privacy and confidentiality in the use of electronic communication. An updating of the obsolete …
Today’s agreement by EU governments on a position on privacy in electronic communications (ePrivacy) is met with sharp criticism by MEP Dr. Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party), shadow rapporteur for the Greens/European …
Happy Data Protection Day! This international day was established in 2007 in order to raise awareness for how our personal data is used (and abused) online. However, for the European Pirates, …
BERLIN (AP) — Digital rights campaigners on Monday criticized a proposal by European Union governments that calls for communications companies
The eight-page text, leaked to the Financial Times and Guardian newspapers, said recent attacks in France and Austria showed the “extent of the threat we face from Islamist terrorism”. “Successful integration …
Despite a reputation as a divisive and controversial technology among both the general public and the scientific community, lie detectors have been considered as an addition to airport security. With trial …
Brussels, 25 May 2020 – On the second anniversary of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect, MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) draws a positive conclusion overall, but demands …
The Committee on Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament today rejected an automated exchange of fingerprint data with the United Kingdom.
MEP Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) is pleased with the …
