The Last of Us - Fighting the EU Surveillance Law Apocalypse
Svea Windwehr, Chloé Berthélémy
39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3): Power Cycles · Day 3 · Saal Fuse
In "The Last of Us - Fighting the EU Surveillance Law Apocalypse," Svea Windwehr and Chloé Berthélémy of European Digital Rights (EDRI) deliver a stark warning about the escalating and often recycled surveillance agenda within the European Union. Framed as a battle against "zombies in an apocalypse," the talk dissects an "avalanche" of legislative proposals, many of which are revived iterations of past attempts to undermine privacy and data protection. The speakers emphasize that while the specific justifications may shift – from counter-terrorism to child sexual abuse – the underlying objective of enabling mass surveillance and weakening encryption remains constant.