
Europol Slammed in Conflict of Interest Scandal with AI Surveillance Firm
Letting a staffer move to an AI firm and lobby the EU in favor of mass digital surveillance constituted “maladministration,” the EU ombudsman ruled.
Letting a staffer move to an AI firm and lobby the EU in favor of mass digital surveillance constituted “maladministration,” the EU ombudsman ruled.
Privacy lives to fight another day as compromise draft on monitoring messages is rejected.
European Court of Justice finds “irregularities” in Pfizer deal; says Commission president did not have sufficient reason to withhold details from public.
Claim: U.S. outfit sells spyware while crafting European child protection policies.
Commission targeted X users based on religion and political beliefs to promote controversial data surveillance regulation.
‘Spy clause’ to scan private encrypted messages not ditched—just kicked down the road for the next government to implement.
Fifteen member states are in favor of extending the EU’s upcoming surveillance law to end-to-end encryption, while Spain would outright ban it in the entire EU.
“If Europe was aware of Chat Control, the debate would be tremendous,” Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer asserts in this interview about mass surveillance, fundamental rights, and how to effectively combat child sexual abuse online.
While the EPP tried to reassure colleagues that the proposed legislation preventing child sexual abuse does not violate the personal privacy of EU citizens, many MEPs remain unconvinced, calling for different approaches.
The new proposal “doesn’t want users to be informed that their correspondence has been (falsely) reported,” the European Pirate Party’s assessment reads.