EU's active war against data-privacy - Markus Hölsä
Disobey 2026 · Main Stage
Markus Hölsä's talk, "EU's Active War Against Data Privacy," delivers a stark warning about the European Union's escalating legislative efforts that, under the guise of security and child protection, are actively eroding the fundamental right to privacy for its citizens. Hölsä, an experienced cyber and information security expert, dissects the mechanisms through which the EU is pursuing mandatory client-side scanning, bypassing end-to-end encryption, and establishing a surveillance infrastructure that could have far-reaching implications beyond its stated goals.
AI review
A well-researched policy/advocacy talk that does the unglamorous work of mapping the lobbying networks, revolving-door incidents, and procedural maneuvering behind Chat Control — content that's genuinely harder to assemble than it looks. The technical framing is thin and the speaker's background is modest for the stage, but the investigative legwork carries it to a solid slot at a community-oriented con like Disobey.