Pirate Party MEP Patrick Breyer calls for signing the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Reclaim Your Face”. The initiative advocates for a ban on biometric mass surveillance in public spaces within …
Today, the European Parliament debated the democratic scrutiny of social media and the protection of fundamental rights. The power of social media platforms is increasingly being questioned. In his plenary speech …
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 …
On 9 February, the world is celebrating Safer Internet Day (SID). The MEPs of the European Pirates fully support the annual initiative, which aims at making the internet a safer and …
The indiscriminate and error-prone automated screening of private emails and messages in search of child pornography and grooming by US corporations such as Facebook, Google and Microsoft is partly illegal. This …
Today, the European Court of in Luxembourg heard a case brought by MEP and civil liberties activist Patrick Breyer (Pirate Party) against the secrecy of the EU-funded iBorderCtrl research project. Among …
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, …
The EU wants private e-mail, messaging and chat conversations to be screened for suspicious content generally and indiscriminately. On the eve of tomorrow’s European Data Protection Day, an international campaign against …
Today, noyb files a complaint against the European Parliament on behalf of six MEPs – including Patrick Breyer of the Pirate Party. The main issues raised are the deceptive cookies banners …
The number of EU Facebook users reported to the police for allegedly sharing illegal depictions of minors declined by 46% (from 1,100 a day to 600 a day) since the company …
