EP Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus & equivalent surveillance spyware. Managed by Janne Ojamo. RTs ≠ endorsement
Nov 3, 2022 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
In a meeting with 🇬🇷 Minister of State George Gerapetritis in Athens, MEPs asked him about placing @androulakisnick under surveillance, the reasons for this and why the data was deleted, and whether the govt attempted to find out where illicit spyware used in 🇬🇷 came from.
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They also discussed:
• transparency in relationships between public authorities and private companies
• freedom of the press and #SLAPP lawsuits
• role of state advertising as funding for media
• plans to reform 🇬🇷 media freedom laws in the coming months.
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