27-10-2022 09:00
PEGA: The impact of Spyware on Fundamental Rights / Democracy and Electoral processes
On 27 October PEGA committee organized 2 hearings: ‘The impact of Spyware on Fundamental Rights' and ‘The impact of Spyware on Democracy and Electoral processes’. These hearings looked at the Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware's alleged negative impact on fundamental rights under the Charter, in cases where Member States were implementing Union law, as well as adverse impact on democratic processes in the Member States concerning elections on local, national and European levels.
Programme of the hearings
09.00 Opening remarks by the Chair of the Committee
09.05 - 09.25 Panel: The impact of Spyware on Fundamental Rights
· Mr Ot van Daalen, Institute for Information law, UvA
· Mr David Kaye, former UN special rapporteur for freedom of expression
09.25 - 10.20 Discussion: Q&A session based on the principles of catch-the-eye and ping-pong
10.20 - 10.25 Break
10.25 - 11.05 Panel: The impact of Spyware on Democracy and Electoral Processes
· Mr Krzysztof Brejza, targeted with Pegasus while head of election campaign
· Mr Giovanni Sartor, Part-time professor at Faculty of Law at the University of Bologna and at the EUI
· Ms Iverna McGowan, Director, Europe Office of Center for Democracy and Technology
11.05 - 12.25 Discussion: Q&A session based on the principles of catch-the-eye and ping-pong
12:25 Closing remarks by the Chair of the Committee