Christoph Schmon

international policy director @EFF | advocate for a free internet and online privacy | tech | former @beuc | phd | |

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

After years of debate, "Chat Control", a dangerous law that could mandate mass scanning and weaken encryption, nears its final hurdle.

Read here what is really cracking off.
https://t.co/QSZMVPDXnq

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

There's a real danger in pretending that social media bans and age verification will make the internet a safer space for young people.

https://t.co/hYMKDOvlpk

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

We support @Wikimedia's challenge to the UK’s Online Safety Act.

The OSA endangers Wikipedia and the global community of volunteer contributors. It also poses a serious threat to freedom of expression and privacy online, both in the U.K. and globally.

https://t.co/a7HqkyqgrL

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

Interested in how @EFF is saving the internet in Europe? Check out this blog post series about:

-How EFF works in Europe
-Defending Free Expression
-Defending Privacy and Fighting Surveillance
-Fostering Choice, Competition and the Right to Innovate

https://t.co/pLETooQmlR

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

@BertuzLuca great reporting! re right of withdrawal: of course there is such a right in the treaty as the CJEU has said so already in 1988 ;)

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

Another example of the “kill-list” is the AI Liability Directive (renders the EP consultation obsolete?) and the EU Public Access Law. Unclear how this agenda, if at all, could apply to recent laws on platform regulation. https://t.co/UrnP6RP5g6 /FIN

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

🚨 The European Commission's 2025 Work Programme has been published. It sets the priorities and policies shaping the EU’s direction next year. I took a look at EU #techpolicy so you don't have to: /

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

#Simplification: Cause for concern here: Plans to cut red tape (ok) but hopefully not at the expense of user privacy rights (not ok). The banger is the withdrawal of the E-Privacy Regulation (destiny of the derogation under the EPD to enable voluntary scanning unclear) /

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts: This is a serious development that UK groups warned about for a long time. These orders undermine the security of users and will lead to indiscriminate surveillance.

https://t.co/Db8zLbF2jR

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@Gnppn @EPirkova

[Privacy Matters  @PrivacyMatters]

CJEU: Judgment of the General Court in Case T-354/22 | Bindl v Commission

The @ec.europa.eu is ordered to pay damages to a visitor to its ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’ website as a result of the transfer of
personal data to the United States. 👀

https://t.co/iCBARWTy9c

[ECHR CEDH @ECHR_CEDH]

Judgment Patrascu v. Romania - civil judgment against the applicant for publication and hosting of comments on his Facebook page breached his freedom of expression
https://t.co/nMNdu4igys
#ECHR #CEDH #ECHRpress

[EFF @EFF]

Want to learn more about what EFF does in Europe? Check out the first post of our new series on saving the internet in Europe https://t.co/P0T4rEcnKq

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

@HennaVirkkunen @EUCssrMcGrath @Teresaribera @magnusbrunner

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

European lawmakers have been highly active in regulating online services and emerging technologies, and we can expect the EU 2024–2029 mandate to continue shaping global tech standards.

Check out new @EFF proposals for a user-centered EU digital policy⬇️

https://t.co/6VIpeCCryG

[Christoph Schmon @cSchmon]

European lawmakers have been highly active in regulating online services and emerging technologies, and we can expect the EU 2024–2029 mandate to continue shaping global tech standards.

Check out new @EFF proposals for a user-centered EU digital policy⬇️

https://t.co/6VIpeCCryG