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Chat Control 1.0 sneaks through the EU Parliament, letting companies scan user data without warrants — legal tactic used to force a majority-required re-vote on eve of Parliament break (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-10 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: chat, chat control, communications

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The EU just revived a law that lets Meta and Google scan your messages – critics call it mass surveillance (techspot.com)

2026-07-10 | by Daniel Sims | tags: chat, chat control, control

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A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway (wired.com)

2026-07-09 | by Isabella Ward | tags: children, european, legislation

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A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway. (wired.com)

2026-07-09 | by Isabella Ward | tags: children, european, legislation

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EU now one step away from reviving private message scanning rules (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-08 | by Alex Lekander | tags: council, european, parliament

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Chat Control passed first round in EU Parliament (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-07 | by Stefan Krempl | tags: chat, chat control, control

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What is the oldest American object ever launched into space? (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: manual parliamentary, oldest, parliamentary

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What's the oldest Americana flown in space? (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-06 | tags: manual parliamentary, oldest, parliamentary

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EU Council forces Chat Control via fast-track (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-05 | by Stefan Krempl | tags: break, council, parliament

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Politician who investigated spyware abuses had his phone hacked with Pegasus spyware (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-03 | by Zack Whittaker | tags: pegasus spyware, university of toronto, stelios kouloglou

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EU commissioners shut down air conditioning for employees, leave theirs on (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-30 | by .Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow | get Smart Office Thermostat → | tags: berlaymont, dg agri, european parliament

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EU to legislate about Chat Control behind closed doors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-28 | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: chat control, european parliament, civil rights

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Europe's digital euro is one step closer, designed to cut out Visa and Mastercard (techspot.com)

2026-06-24 | get Digital Euro Card → | tags: digital euro, european parliament, visa

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Digital Euro Expected To Launch By 2029 After EU Backing (slashdot.org)

2026-06-23 | get Digital Euro Official Guide → | tags: digital euro, european parliament, ecb

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Digital euro clears key hurdle as EU seeks to break free from U.S. credit cards (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-23 | by Francesco Canepa | get Digital Euro Official Guide → | tags: digital euro, european central bank, visa

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Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-18 | by Petar Marjanović | get Nuclear Power Plant Model → | tags: nuclear power, federal council, swiss parliament

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Five big questions about the UK's under-16s social media ban (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-06-16 | by Liv Mcmahon | get Parental Control Smartphone App → | tags: uk social media ban, liz kendall, tech secretary

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Swedish parliament abolishes permanent residence visas for migrants (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-15 | tags: swedish parliament, riksdag, residence permits

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UK Scientists See Little Evidence for Claims Smartphones Are Rewiring Kids' Brains (slashdot.org)

2026-06-14 | by Posted | get Smartphone Screen Time Tracker → | tags: smartphones, social media, neuroscience

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Petition to Withdraw Canada's Bill C-22 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-11 | tags: commons, house, house commons

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Palantir Contracts Have Become ‘An Unacceptable Point of Weakness,’ UK Politicians Warn (wired.com)

2026-06-02 | by Joel Khalili | get Palantir Tech Software → | tags: palantir, uk parliament, vendor lock-in

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European Parliament Ditches Google For French Search Firm (slashdot.org)

2026-06-02 | get Qwant Search Engine → | tags: european parliament, google, french search firm

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The European Parliament may be ditching Google as its default search engine (engadget.com)

2026-06-02 | by Kris Holt | get DuckDuckGo Privacy Browser → | tags: google, european parliament, quant

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EU Parliamentary Research Service calls VPNs "a loophole that needs closing" (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | by Alex Lekander | get NordVPN Cybersecurity Bundle → | tags: vpn, age verification, european parliament

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EU calls VPNs "a loophole that needs closing" in age verification push (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-09 | by Alex Lekander | get VPN Privacy Protector → | tags: vpn, age verification, european parliament

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Why Law Is Law-Shaped (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-29 | by Elias Kunnas | get Legal Textbook for Beginners → | tags: parliament, legal corpus, statutes

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EU Age Verification App Announced To Protect Children Online (slashdot.org)

2026-04-16 | get Kids Safe Browser → | tags: eu age verification, digital services act, open-source technology

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EU Parliament Fails To Renew Loophole Allowing Tech Firms To Report Abuse (slashdot.org)

2026-04-10 | get EU Digital Rights Toolkit → | tags: eu parliament, child sexual exploitation, csam

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Die Linke German political party confirms data stolen by Qilin ransomware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-03 | get Ransomware Recovery Kit → | tags: qilin ransomware, die linke, german parliament

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European Parliament decided that Chat Control 1.0 must stop (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-26 | get Privacy Screen Protector → | tags: european parliament, chat control, javascript