- The European Commission is seeking experts to advise on 'effective and lawful access to data for law enforcement', with applications open until September 1st.
- The initiative aims to balance law enforcement needs with privacy, though critics note it leans toward surveillance and lacks leadership from justice and fundamental rights bodies.
- Experts with technical profiles in cybersecurity, telecommunications, big data, or fundamental rights are encouraged to apply, despite the role being unpaid (travel reimbursed).
- The author urges technologists and civil society members to join to counterbalance law enforcement perspectives, emphasizing the mathematical limits of encryption.
- The expert group will operate for one year; the author declines to apply due to their public activism but offers to advise informally.