Ralf Bendrath

bendrath@eupolicy.social

Policy adviser Greens/EFA in the European Parliament, Civil Liberties, Justice & Home Affairs, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/EUdataP" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#EUdataP</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/dataprotection" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#dataprotection</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#privacy</a>

Posts

Post #4068881
A core amendment from Greens, which limits the scanning to specific suspects, got a simple majority of 322 in favour, 255 against, 36 abstentions. Even though this was not sufficient for the required absolute majority, this sends a clear signal in view of the on-going negotiations on the long-term Regulation, where this is part of the Parliament's mandate. The Parliament wants to stick to this line, this became clear today. (3/X)
Post #2126195
We are in the same room where the final negotiations on the #AIAct took place over 39 hours in December 2023. It might be haunted - still no agreement.
Post #1030700
Der @socialhack und ich geben morgen (Tag 1) um 21:45 auf dem #39C3 einen Talk zur EU-Deregulierungsagenda, und wie die unsere Digitalrechte bedroht. Noch können wir etwas dagegen tun. https://events.ccc.de/congress/2025/hub/de/event/detail/throwing-your-rights-under-the-omnibus-how-the-eu-s-reform-agenda-threatens-to-erase-a-decade-of-digital-rights #EUdataP #AIAct #DataAct #OpenData
Post #973672
Yess! Regulation (EU) 2021/1232 on &quot;a temporary derogation from certain provisions of Directive 2002/58/EC as regards the use of technologies by providers of number-independent interpersonal communications services for the processing of personal and other data for the purpose of combating online child sexual abuse&quot; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02021R1232-20240515, also known as #chatcontrol 1.0, just lapsed. It is illegal again to scan the content...
Post #861258
RE: https://mastodon.social/@tazgetroete/116309411813375645 &quot;Tech-Unternehmer kaufen einen Nachrichtensender&quot; kann ernsthaft noch eine positive Meldung sein in 2026. Wow. Mal sehen, mit welcher Halbwertszeit.
Post #861073
I will be in Hamburg on 31st March and will give a talk on the EU&#39;s Digital #Omnibus &#39;es that threaten our digital rights. Come join me at Nextmedia Space! The event is free, but they ask for registration. And yes, it will be in English. More here: https://nextmedia-hamburg.de/en/events/kalender/omni-who-what-will-happen-to-your-digital-rights-under-the-digital-omnibus-regulatory-changes/
Post #798659
Yay! @socialhack &#39;s and my talk about the EU digital #omnibuses deregulating our digital rights was accepted for #republica26.
Post #798656
https://www.arte.tv/de/videos/123951-000-A/gefaehrliche-apps-im-netz-der-datenhaendler/ Great investigation of @netzpolitik_feed and @br_data on #databrokers This should really trigger some blast from the authorities. Edit: Now without Youtube, thanks to @leanderlindahl for flagging it.
Post #798655
The extension of the temporary #chatcontrol 1.0 was rejected by the European Parliament today, bizarrely enough with votes by Greens, Left and EPP (for different reasons). First reading is closed, this was it. It will lapse on midnight of 3rd April. 😁
Post #792628
The @europarl_en LIBE committe just rejected #chatcontrol 1.0, the extension of the temporary derogation from ePrivacy. Yeah!
Post #642656
In a major win for digital privacy, the European Parliament just (again) limited all scanning of communications for child abuse material to specific suspects. No mass surveillance, no #chatcontrol. Now the negotiations with Member States will be interesting. They are already supposed to start tomorrow morning.