Author: Matthias Monroy
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EU surveillance state
The EU is increasing the surveillance in its Member States. US authorities could soon also wiretap legally in Europe The new European Parliament is to be constituted in September, after which the EU Commission will be re-elected. The governments of…
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US authorities want to legally intercept telecommunications in Europe
The FBI could soon demand sensitive communication data from European Internet service providers. It would also be possible to have the data retrieved in real time. With this, the European Union wants to make the Trump administration weigh the possibility…
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EU adopts system for cyber sanctions
Anyone who “maliciously” penetrates European information systems from a third country must expect a ban on entry and the confiscation of assets. However, it is unclear how such an attack is to be attributed. The European Union has adopted new…
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Upload filters: Europol is creating facts
The planned EU Regulation on the removal of “terrorist content online” has no longer made it through the legislative process; in autumn the newly elected parliament will decide on it. The governments hope that the MEPs will then vote in…