This week, the EU Parliament rejected chat control for the second time. 311 MEPs voted against, 228 in favor. Sounds like a victory. It isn’t.
The third attempt is coming. It always comes. Every time with a new name, new framing — but “child protection!” remains the lever that never changes. And interestingly, this time the Social Democrats (S&D) voted mostly in favor. Left-right logic has long ceased to explain anything in surveillance debates.
In the last months, sightings of alleged Russian drones over Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Romania, and Germany have increased. What do these sightings have in common? First, not a single one of these drones was intercepted, shot down, or forced to land through electronic interference. Second, no one knows where these drones came from and where they disappeared to. There are no radar plots, no verifiable flight paths, although in all cases it concerns critical civilian, military, or dual-use infrastructure, namely in one of the most densely guarded airspaces in the world. These drones simply disappeared, and I have no further comment on that.
Operation Lockstep: A Comprehensive Critical Analysis of Global Health and Security Initiatives
In a world constantly confronted with challenges, the concept of Operation Lockstep remains a central theme that significantly shapes how nations approach global health and security. Sketched by the Rockefeller Foundation, this concept envisions a future where heightened government control and surveillance follow global health crises. While official narratives emphasize the necessity of such measures to better prepare the world for future threats, there is growing skepticism about who truly holds the reins.
