Schlagwort: european union

The European Union debates a new law that could force platforms to scan all private messages for signs of child abuse. Its most prominent advocate is the actor Ashton Kutcher.

Crypto’s voracious appetite for electricity is causing alarm in Brussels. Behind closed doors, the European Commission and the German government are talking about countermeasures. We publish documents that show how the EU could ban Bitcoin.

Fighting the dissemination of child sexual abuse material, the EU Commission is considering dangerous measures: the automated search of content on mobile phones and computers. See answers to the key questions regarding „chat control“ in our overview.

Documents reveal the lobbying push by Microsoft, Google and other tech giants to influence secretive trade talks that could change the future of the internet.

Axel Springer lobbies key officials in the Commission to bring ancillary copyright into the new EU platform law. Key legislators in the European Parliament fear this could re-open the acrimonious fight over copyright.

Despite recent EU court rulings that curb surveillance powers, a few member states push for new data retention legislation. A document suggests their far-reaching demands could change the Digital Services Act and data protection rules.

More than 10 years after first announcing a common charger for phones, internal documents reveal the European Commission mulls changes to unify power supply for many appliances

The European Parliament has developed an app called iVote for remote voting during the pandemic. But left-wing MEPs are angry that it only works on Apple devices.

The European Commission wants to make Corona-tracing apps work across borders ahead of the summer holidays. But the French app has been excluded.

EU officials and diplomats lack a unified and secure way of talking to each other. The rise of telework in the Corona crisis shows a need to upgrade communications systems, says an internal report.

A voter outreach campaign by the EU parliament relied on a 135.000 euro contract with the controversial US data company NationBuilder. The EU’s data protection watchdog stopped the project.

A shell company from Cyprus pursues users across Europe for alleged illegal downloads of smutty flicks. Now their business model is about to get a reality check from the European Court of Justice.

New rules for Google, Facebook and Twitter

The Digital Services Act could replace the decades-old framework of the e-Commerce Directive, a note by the European Commission suggests. The document outlines a complete overhaul of the rules governing the net.

A proposed law on electronic evidence gathering could give prosecutors easy access to user data on servers across the EU. The German government is concerned that it could weaken safeguards against political meddling in the justice system.

Since 2016, the European Union has been working on proposals to implement stricter controls on the export of surveillance technology outside the EU. However, internal documents now prove that certain Member States – especially Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom – are succumbing to pressure from business interests. As a result, human rights safeguards are being diluted.

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Dude, where's my privacy?: How a Hollywood star lobbies the EU for more surveillance

Climate measures: Behind closed doors, EU officials talk about banning Bitcoin

EU Commission: Why chat control is so dangerous

Digital trade: Tech industry pushes Europe for WTO data flows deal

Digital Markets Act: MEPs pooh-pooh publisher’s call for Australia-style arbitration rights

"Urgently needed": France, Spain push for new EU data retention law

Lightning zapped?: After a decade of stalling, a new EU law could force Apple to introduce a universal charger for all devices

European Parliament: MEPs blast ‚Apple-only‘ voting app

L'App unique: France goes it alone on digital contact tracing

Zoomed out: Pandemic „exposed vulnerabilities“ in EU systems

NationBuilder: European Parliament handed voter data to company linked to Donald Trump and Brexit

Copyright vs. privacy: EU court to rule on porn trolls

Leaked document: EU Commission mulls new law to regulate online platforms

Germany fears new EU law could endanger climate activists and journalists

Surveillance exports: How EU Member States are compromising new human rights standards