Europol
New Europol rules expand police powers, reduce rights protections, and allow vast data collection
Allowed to collect data on people that aren’t even suspects in a crime.
Europol wants to know how to police “misinformation” in the metaverse
Already looking for censorship opportunities.
3 million+ innocent private chats could be handed over to investigators under new EU plans
The EU ignores concerns about its mass chat surveillance AI ensnaring millions of innocent users.
UK Home Secretary asks social media companies to censor videos of illegal migrant crossings
The videos are often the only way the public hears about the prevalence of the illegal migrant crisis.
Europol: Telegram is doing a better job at tackling Islamic State terrorists than Google and Instagram
Telegram received praise from the agency.
5G may make it harder for police to find you, but it makes it harder for them to listen to your conversations
While 5G has a lot of privacy concerns overall, it does mean police lose the ability to more easily intercept phone calls.
European Council considers extensive EU-wide mass surveillance program
The Council has told the European Commission to prepare a comprehensive study into retaining more electronic data in the EU.
