{"id":96009,"date":"2022-11-14T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdt.org\/?post_type=insight&p=96009"},"modified":"2022-12-07T09:43:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T14:43:20","slug":"eu-tech-policy-brief-october-2022-recap","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/cdt.org\/insights\/eu-tech-policy-brief-october-2022-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Tech Policy Brief: October 2022 Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
This is the October 2022 recap issue of the Centre for Democracy & Technology Europe<\/a>‘s monthly Tech Policy Brief. It highlights some of the most pressing technology and internet policy issues under debate in Europe, the U.S., and internationally, and gives CDT’s perspective on them. Our aim is to help shape policies that advance our rights in a digital world. Please do not hesitate to contact our team in Brussels: Iverna McGowan<\/a>, Asha Allen<\/a>, and Oph\u00e9lie Stockhem<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n CDT Europe Addresses European Parliament Committee of Inquiry on Surveillance Spyware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n On 27 October, Iverna McGowan<\/a>, Director of CDT\u2019s Europe Office, testified<\/a> during a hearing<\/a> on \u201cThe impact of Spyware on Fundamental Rights, Democracy and Electoral Processes,\u201d which was held by the European Parliament\u2019s Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA Committee).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The hearing<\/a> examined the negative impact of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware on fundamental rights, and welcomed renowned panellists such as former UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression, David Kaye<\/a>. Panellists discussed the adverse impact of spyware on democratic processes in Member States, particularly on elections at local, national, and European levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n