The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather your views about the impact of data retention rules in view of adoption of legislative and non-legislative measures at EU level. Here's EDRi's guide on how to answer the tricky consultation.

https://edri.org/our-work/public-consultation-on-retention-of-data-by-service-providers-for-criminal-proceedings-answering-guide-for-civil-society-organisations-and-individuals/

Also available as PDF. Thank you, @edri!

#dataRetention #massSurveillance #consultation #EUGoingDark

Le Groupe d'experts Going Dark est officiellement chargé d’élaborer des propositions de stratégies politiques et de lois sur les défis de l’application de la loi numérique dans un processus ouvert.

En réalité , #EUGoingDark est une forge de surveillance non transparente : les forces de police et les gouvernements ignorent la société civile et veulent réintroduire la conservation des données et saper le cryptage sans être dérangés.

https://www.patrick-breyer.de/en/posts/going-dark-expert-group-eus-surveillance-forge/

netzpolitik.org leaks 4 documents: https://netzpolitik.org/2025/interne-dokumente-polen-scheitert-an-einigung-zur-chatkontrolle/

- Details of the session of the JHA Counsellors on 2025-06-03
- The instructions to German representatives for the COREPER II session 2025-06-04
- Details of that session
- Report of the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 2025-06-13

Alarming from the last document: Broad support for data retention and measures to access encrypted data

#chatcontrol #encryption #privacy #EUGoingDark

The European Commission is putting together an "Expert Group for a Technology Roadmap on Encryption": https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=4005

The group will include 12 members plus one member of ENISA (Cybersecurity Agency), EUROPOL (Police) and EDPS (Data protection Supervisor).

"The group shall be co-chaired by a representative of DG CNECT and a representative of DG HOME"

Applications are open until September 1st.

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@aristot73/114756135579776190

#EUGoingDark #encryption #privacy

The Commission published its "Roadmap for law enforcement lawful access to data": https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/a29e61ce-7530-4bc3-91da-b448e70d468b_en?filename=Roadmap%20for%20effective%20and%20lawful%20access%20to%20data%20for%20law%20enforcement_en.pdf

This roadmap seems very important, I'd very much recommend to read it as a whole or at least skimming the key points!

Point IV notes (page 12) that "the Commission will support the research and development of
new decryption capacities".

By Q2 2026, a technology roadmap detailing what actions to take will be delivered.

#privacy #encryption #EUGoingDark

Two days left to comment on the EU Commision's proposal for a EU-wide legal framework on data retention: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14680-Impact-assessment-on-retention-of-data-by-service-providers-for-criminal-proceedings-_en

RE: https://chaos.social/deck/@maxim/114568021232761898

#privacy #EUGoingDark

Tutti contenti che l'Europa porta avanti multe contro Facebook e WhatsApp per violazioni alla #privacy, ma nel frattempo zitta zitta

https://youtu.be/cMxwjegG7ys

#chatcontrol #EUGoingDark

The European Commission is planning a new EU-wide legal framework for data retention and has opened a public consultation: https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14680-Impact-assessment-on-retention-of-data-by-service-providers-for-criminal-proceedings-_en

"The topic was of focal importance in the High-Level Group on Access to Data, where experts recommended the adoption of an EU framework on the retention of data for law enforcement purposes, covering also access safeguards."

Details in the "Call for evidence for an impact assessment": https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/api/download/090166e51cf0adf2

#privacy #EUGoingDark