Bettina Gayk

Bettina Gayk is the Landesbeauftragte für Datenschutz und Informationsfreiheit in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. She has been a vocal advocate for the protection of privacy rights in the digital age, recently expressing concerns over discussions regarding the EU's proposed chat control measures aimed at combating child sexual abuse. Gayk argues that such measures could infringe upon fundamental civil liberties and likens the potential for indiscriminate surveillance to authoritarian practices. Her position emphasizes the importance of maintaining the integrity of personal communication and the necessity for concrete evidence before any monitoring can take place.