Tag: European Council

  • US companies also affected: EU to discuss direct access to all telecommunications

    US companies also affected: EU to discuss direct access to all telecommunications

    A planned EU regulation on police investigations into cloud data should now include direct access and real-time interception. This would include user,  traffic and content data. All companies offering “interpersonal communication services” in the European Union would be concerned. The…

  • Counter-terrorism and the inflation of EU databases

    Counter-terrorism and the inflation of EU databases

    Heiner Busch and Matthias Monroy. Translation by Viktoria Langer The topic of counter-terrorism in Europe remains closely linked to the development and expansion of police (and secret service) databases. This was the case in the 1970s, after 11 September 2001…