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Surveillance

There already are apps to track Covid-19 on the phone, and that can be a risk

5 April 2020
Diário de Notícias, Portugal

From Warsaw to Paris: a (good) big brother for everyone

1 April 2020
Il Fatto Quotidiano, Italy
1 April 2020

Civil liberties under threat from ‘covtech’ surveillance apps

Civil liberties under threat from ‘covtech’ surveillance apps
By Maria Maggiore

The race is on to create an app that uses smart phones to help the authorities track and prevent the spread of the Covid-19. But could such apps cause a contagion of overruled civil liberties and allow private companies to abuse our most personal data? Read more "Civil liberties under threat from ‘covtech’ surveillance apps"

History of a loophole: How the Commission and the EU governments opened a hole in the surveillance net for private flights

27 August 2018
EfSyn, Greece

PNR: Millions of “innocent” citizens surveilled by the new Greek intelligence service

26 August 2018
EfSyn, Greece

Private jets escape EU surveillance

31 July 2018
Klassekampen, Norway
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