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Europol Ran Secret Data Platforms on Millions of Innocents
The agency tasked with protecting Europe’s data built a secret two-petabyte surveillance machine that its own privacy officer couldn’t account for.
France’s Raid on X Opens New Front in Europe’s War Over Online Speech
By targeting platform executives instead of those committing offenses, France has turned speech regulation into an instrument of state coercion.
Europe’s AI Surveillance Race Against the Rules That Protect Privacy
As Europe’s top agencies chafe at democratic restraints, the line between efficiency and accountability grows dangerously thin.
Backroom Politics and Big Tech Fuel Europe’s New Spy Push
The guest list reads like a blueprint for surveillance in the name of safety.
European Commission Revives Push for Encryption Backdoors in ProtectEU Strategy, Framing Mass Surveillance as “Lawful Access”
The EU’s ProtectEU strategy quietly sketches the blueprint for a backdoor.
Europol Chief Catherine De Bolle Pushes for Encryption Backdoors at Davos
“Anonymity is not a fundamental right,” declares De Bolle.
EU Agencies Propose Encryption Backdoors and Cryptocurrency Surveillance
The EU’s proposals dangerously undermine citizens’ privacy and security.
Europol Seeks to Break Mobile Roaming Encryption
Europol’s push for easier access to encrypted data raises concerns over privacy and potential overreach.
Europol’s Embarrassing Data Breach Exposes Flaws in Its Anti-Encryption Stance
Europol’s recent data breach highlights the critical importance of robust encryption even as the agency campaigns to weaken it.
YouTube Removes 35,000 EU Videos for “Misinformation,” Enhances Content Censorship Ahead of 2024 Elections
YouTube amps up its election role in the EU, blending voter information with a robust crackdown on what it deems misinformation. What could possibly go wrong?
Privacy Under Siege: Europol and the UK Crime Agency Target Encryption, Call for Backdoors
Europol and the UK’s NCA target Meta’s encryption efforts, citing child safety, while privacy advocates warn that undermining end-to-end encryption enables mass surveillance.
EU Invokes Censorship Law to Threaten X, Accuses It of Allowing “Disinformation”
The EU is accusing the platform of allowing illegal content and disinformation.
