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Germany's AfD Placed under Formal Surveillance
March 08, 2021
Germany’s domestic intelligence service has placed Alternative for Germany (AfD), under formal surveillance, in a move that opens the door for German authorities to use wiretaps and other methods, including informants, to spy on the country’s largest opposition party.
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EU to Propose Digital Green Pass for Travel
March 03, 2021
Politico reports that the European Commission will propose a new digital green pass to re-open travel that will include proof of the traveller's vaccination as well as the results of recent COVID-19 tests.
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U.S. and EU Need Eachother as China Moves on AI
March 03, 2021
Politico reports that China’s move to dominate artificial intelligence and authoritarian behavior has politicians in the U.S. and EU deeply concerned, but the two powers must find a way to work together to counterbalance Beijing’s technological ambitions.
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Civil Rights Coalition Petitions EU to Ban Biometric Surveillance
February 24, 2021
As the EU plans to announce new laws on artificial intelligence this year, a coalition made up of civil and digital rights groups has launched a petition to pressure the European Union into banning biometric mass surveillance due to systemic abuses of people’s biometric data.
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China’s Eastern Europe Strategy Takes a Hit
February 24, 2021
Politico reports that the “17+1” platform created by Beijing in 2012 to build ties with 17 Central and Eastern European countries took a hit when half of the 12 EU national leaders invited did not show.
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