Schlagwort: WhatsApp
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No registration address: German Federal Office fines Telegram
The messenger service popular on phones is to pay over €5 million in fines Five years ago, the German Network Enforcement Act came into force. With it, the then coalition government of conservatives and social democrats wanted to combat hate crime, punishable false news and other criminalised content on social network platforms. Even then, it […]
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Chat control: Schengen states should promote decryption of messengers
The EU Commission is collecting outstanding cases with which it can promote the interception of messengers. Great Britain is going even further. In six weeks, the European Commission plans to present its proposal for „legislation to effectively combat child sexual abuse“. According to the meeting calendar, this could take place on 2 March as things […]
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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. Next week, the EU interior ministers will publish a declaration on this. On 1 December, […]
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WhatsApp to Libya: How Frontex uses a trick to circumvent international law
The EU is not allowed to return refugees to countries where they face persecution. In 2017, the Commission therefore set up a backdoor for refoulement to North Africa. Published text messages now reveal how Frontex is providing aerial reconnaissance for the Libyan coast guard. Four years ago, Frontex began setting up its aerial surveillance over […]