CDT Comments on The Proposed Directive Concerning Measures to Ensure a High Common Level of Network and Information Security Across The Union
CDT submitted these comments on the proposed European Commission’s proposed directive on cyber security. CDT agrees with the European Commission’s motives for proposing EU legislation on cybersecurity – to ensure a high common level of network and information security (NIS). We support the objective of enhancing the level of cybersecurity cooperation and collaboration across the EU. Cybersecurity is clearly a matter that impacts the Single Market, and therefore EU-level action is warranted.
With the above in mind, CDT raises a number of issues regarding the proposed Directive, which we believe need to be addressed by the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers, and the Commission in their further deliberations on this important piece of legislation.
British Public Oppose Secret Surveillance Powers and Want Strong Protections for Encrypted Communications
CDT released nationally representative polling data revealing that a the British public are broadly concerned about the security, privacy, and free speech consequences of allowing law enforcement to access encrypted communications.
Responding to the EU-US Negotiations on Reciprocal Data Exchanges for Border Procedures
CDT Europe, together with 29 other civil society organisations and academics, sent an open joint letter to the Council of the EU regarding the worrying direction taken by the European Commission in the EU-US border negotiations with the U.S. government.
Open Joint Letter on a Public Reassessment of the EU-US Adequacy Decision
On 29 June, the US Supreme Court ruled that US President Trump can remove the leaders of independent agencies and commissions, overturning nearly 90 years of precedent limiting executive power. This decision raises serious questions about one of the key safeguards underpinning the EU-US Data Privacy Framework adopted in 2023: independent supervision.
Return of Mass Scanning of Private Communications through Undemocratic Procedure
CDT Europe responds to the European Parliament's vote to revive the interim derogation from the ePrivacy Directive, commonly known as “Chat Control 1.0”, which provides the legal basis for the voluntary, indiscriminate scanning of private communications for known and new Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), and for the solicitation of children.
