Category: Freedom, democracy and transparency
Police Have Too Much Access to People’s Data, German Court Rules | New York Times [extern]
The German police and intelligence agencies have excessive access to citizens’ mobile and internet communications, the country’s Constitutional Court said on Friday, ordering the existing laws to be tightened. .
Germany’s top court: Police have too much access to online data | DW Online [extern]
Germany’s top court on Friday ruled that police and intelligence officials have excessive access to personal data on mobile phone and internet users, a decision that will make it more difficult …
Data and Dystopia – EUobserver/EU Scream [extern]
Critics warn that Europe could find itself in an untenable position, caught between upholding privacy ethics that have helped burnish its global reputation, and seeking to boost its competitiveness and security …
Tech bosses: One hour not enough time to assess terrorist content | The Telegraph [extern]
Tech giants have told the EU it would be impossible to comply with officials’ demands to take down terrorist material within one hour without damaging free speech. Microsoft warned the European …
Finding the truth: will there ever be space for lie detectors at airports? | Airport Technology [extern]
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 …
MEPs Against UK’s Post-Brexit Participation in Fingerprint Data Exchange Scheme | SchengenVisaInfo [extern]
European Union Members of Parliament have once again raised their voices against the participation of the United Kingdom in the EU’s fingerprint data exchange scheme after the UK is officially a …
False commentary and blinkered perspectives hampering TCO progress | EURACTIV [extern]
False commentary and blinkered perspectives hampering TCO progress EURACTIV
Digital Brief: Europe’s COVID-19 App Attack | Euractiv [extern]
EURACTIV caught up with S&D MEP Miapetra Kumpula-Natri to hear about her thoughts on the proliferation of COVID-19 apps. “I really believe that new technological solutions and the use of data …
EU under pressure to broker online terrorist content agreement | Euractiv [extern]
The European Council and Commission are under pressure to make headway on rules to stamp out online terrorist content, the substance of which could provide a precedent for the upcoming Digital …