EU Parliament Approves Expanded Europol Biometric Data Use
The EU Parliament’s LIBE Committee approved a proposal to expand Europol’s biometric data processing, sparking privacy concerns ahead of the full plenary vote.
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Experts disagree with Europol chief’s request for encryption back door
Experts warn that backdoors in encryption compromise security, risking privacy for all, amid calls for police access to encrypted messages.
EDPS Warns Frontex Over Violations in Data Sharing
The EDPS reprimanded Frontex for non-compliance with data-sharing regulations, urging adherence to safeguards to protect individuals’ rights.
EU Parliament nails down agreement on child sexual abuse regulation
The EU Parliament’s main political groups have agreed on a draft law to prevent the online spread of child sexual abuse material, focusing on detection and reporting, with provisions for encryption and age verification.
EDPS finishes audit of Europol
The executive summary of the EUROPOL inspection report highlights key findings and recommendations for enhancing data protection in the organization.
Europe fixed its poor intelligence sharing. Now it’s a privacy risk.
Europe struggled with inadequate sharing of information when combating terrorism. Now the fear led to excessive sharing of data and potential breaches of privacy.
EU privacy watchdog sues lawmakers over new Europol mandate
The new regulation retroactively legalizes activity previously ruled unlawful, which could ‘establish a worrying precedent,’ complaint says.
Amended Europol Regulation weakens data protection supervision
EDPS expressed its concerns that the amended Europol Regulation weakens the fundamental right to data protection and oversight of the Europol.
Europol gears up to collect big data on European citizens after MEPs vote to expand policing power
The EU Parliament has voted to legalise Europol’s processing of bulk datasets of personal data and endorsing research into predictive policing technologies.
Europe’s Hypocrisy Over Personal Data Privacy Exposed
Inherent hypocrisy is fully revealed by Europol’s mass collection of personal data of European residents contrary to the principles of GDPR.
Europe’s surveillance crisis
Law enforcement and security agencies are bristling at orders to limit their data collection practices.
Europol ordered to delete vast store of personal data
EU police body accused of unlawfully holding information and aspiring to become an NSA-style mass surveillance agency.
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