Tag: EU Commission
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German Police: Interventions more than doubled after exchange of passenger data
The EU PNR Directive is leading to more and more interventions by the German authorities. An extension to rail, bus and ship travel is not yet off the table, but before that the Court of Justice in Luxembourg will rule…
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Controversial term: German Ministry of the Interior sneaks “Gefährder” into the EU
In order for state protection departments to be able to cooperate better at EU level in the area of politically motivated crime, they need common definitions of the persons to be prosecuted. A corresponding initiative to this end comes from…
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Planned regulation: EU Commission postpones mandatory screening of encrypted chats
Providers of messengers and cloud services will be allowed to voluntarily screen for child abuse content worthy of prosecution, which is to become mandatory across the EU. The Council and Commission are pushing for an extension to other crime areas.…
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Negotiations on the Europol Regulation: Will there be a “European FBI” by the end of the year?
Europol is to be allowed to carry out “discreet” manhunts and request large amounts of data from private companies, using “artificial intelligence”. In addition, the police agency coordinates special units and cooperated with foreign secret services. The European Parliament, the…