Nordic Countries Face Criticism Over Alcohol Consumption Tests TEC News June 9, 2025 Employers testing people’s off-duty habits in secret is an invasion of privacy, a Finnish legal expert says.
EU Court: Police Can Access Mobile Phone Data for Minor Crimes Zoltán Kottász October 4, 2024 The verdict comes after Austrian police attempted to unlock a suspect’s phone.
EU Member States Fail To Agree on ‘Chat Control’ As Privacy Fears Intensify Tamás Orbán September 5, 2024 Privacy lives to fight another day as compromise draft on monitoring messages is rejected.
European Intelligence Agencies Prepare To Surveil Car Metadata Thomas O'Reilly July 8, 2024 Regulators hope to allow European police agencies to monitor cars and the mobile phones paired with them.
Belgium To Regulate Telegram App for Whole of Europe Thomas O'Reilly May 7, 2024 Belgian officials have previously been highly critical of the messaging platform.
European Authorities Seek To ‘Listen In’ on Encrypted Chats Tristan Vanheuckelom April 23, 2024 “When is enough, enough? In public life, we have zero privacy left,” Belgian privacy expert says.
Spanish Judge Halts Shutdown of Telegram at Last Minute Bridget Ryder March 25, 2024 A copyright violations dispute has turned into a standoff between the social media company and the courts.
New French Law Destroys Freedom of Private Speech Hélène de Lauzun March 12, 2024 The legislation takes France further into the realm of “totalitarianism without the gulag.”
Senior Tory Hits Out Against Call for UK ‘Health Passports’ Michael Curzon February 7, 2024 A new report has been criticised for claiming that most voters support digital patient passes.
Spain’s Government Announces ID App To Restrict Access to Online Porn Bridget Ryder January 19, 2024 New application aims to allay concerns about privacy while keeping minors off sexually explicit websites.
