Notices by Freedom not Fear (fnf@eupolicy.social)

Chat Control & Client-Side-Scanning - Video by the Max Planck Institute for Security and Privacy

https://fair.tube/w/72DCPMByyS1hoSg7gQFHXw

#ChatControl #StopScanningMe #Encryption

The European Commission has launched a public consultation on #DataRetention. This is a great opportunity to speak up against their surveillance agenda.

Check this blog post by @edri to help you navigate the consultation and take action now:
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/

You care about digital rights and want to fight for them on the European level? Come and join the #FNF25 co-organisers team! We are looking for more people to share knowledge, tasks and our passion for democracy and technology.

(Not) based in Brussels? It's extra helpful but not necessary. We mostly prepare in a decentralised way and meet online.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Check here to find out more:

https://freedomnotfear.org/2025/call-for-co-organisers-for-fnf25

#FreedomNotFear

The @CCC, Europe's largest association of hackers, has updated its "Unvereinbarkeitserklaerung":

https://www.ccc.de/en/club/unvereinbarkeitserklaerung-des-ccc

Excerpt:
„Those who aim to destroy coexistence in society and work toward an alternative society with principles based on chauvinism and nationalism are working against the moral principles that unite us as a club.

The CCC declares representing racism and fascism, as well as trivialising historical and current violence, to be incompatible with a membership in our ranks.“

Bad news: Germany's Federal Council wants to hand over the country's police databases to Peter Thiel's #Palantir.

https://www.heise.de/en/news/Federal-Council-calls-for-rapid-deployment-for-the-police-10325677.html