Tag: Great Britain
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German Presidency: G7 countries support EU policy on chat control
In Eltville in November, the G7 interior ministers want to put pressure on internet companies to use filter technologies to detect sexual abuse and grooming of children. The driver is Great Britain, which is leading the way with a new…
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“Action day” on Soundcloud: Europol also removes right-wing extremist content
Currently, removal requests to hosting providers only have to be voluntarily complied with, but on 7 June, the regulation on mandatory removal of terrorist online content will come into force. It only applies to jihadist propaganda. The German government is…
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Encrypted communication: UK remains member of EU interception group
Despite Brexit, British police can influence surveillance laws in the EU. The country is also represented in European secret service circles. Notwithstanding its exit from the European Union, the British police will remain a member of a Standing Heads of…
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Plans for “Prüm II”: EU member states also want to query driving licence facial images
In the framework of the Prüm decisions, police forces have networked their files for fingerprints, DNA data and motor vehicle data across Europe. A new regulation is to extend this to faces. Now there is a threat of further tightening.…