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   • ChloBemy

   1/3 🚨 # Spyware can turn a phone into a real-time spying device. EU lawmakers and journalists are becoming targets of this #surveillance tech.

   Just last month Brussels was rocked by a spyware scandal.

   What will it take for the EU to finally act against #spyware?

   Read our take in Euronews: https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/03/13/will-the-brussels-spyware-scandal-finally-convince-the-eu-to-act

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     2/3 🚨 The European Media Freedom Act #EMFA, adopted by the EU yesterday, aimed to protect journalists from EU governments abusing #spyware.

     Despite its lofty ambitions, #EMFA lacks crucial safeguards, and may even end up promoting the use of spyware against journalists ❌

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     3/3 The current EU regulations on #spyware are not cutting it 🙅♀️

     After the EU elections, incoming lawmakers have a choice: confront & act against spyware for the integrity of EU democracy ... or become the next targets of this #SurveillanceTechnology.

     https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/03/13/will-the-brussels-spyware-scandal-finally-convince-the-eu-to-act