While the #US has become an authoritarian state that tramples on the rights and freedoms of people around the world, EU member states want to grant US authorities direct and far-reaching access to #biometric data stored in European #police databases. 😠

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Biometrics Deal: EU Council Paves Way for US Data Exchange

EU states have given the green light for negotiations on a framework agreement with the USA that is intended to regulate access to biometric police...

#HumanRights #DigitalRights #privacy

This is what civil society, in particular the #DigitalRights community, is up against now: #Trump has barred leaders of @HateAid, the Global #Disinformation Index, and the Centre for Countering Digital Hate from entering the US. Expect more restrictions, threats, and intimidation against public-interest NGOs globally.

AP News

US bars five Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online

The State Department is barring five Europeans it accuses of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints.

#DigitalServicesAct #DSA #EU #authoritarianism #USA