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EU: DATA PROTECTION REGULATION:THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL PUT OFF DECISION UNTIL 2015: Data protection rules delayed at EU summit talks
"the adoption of a proposed EU data protection regulation was delayed until 2015....Early drafts of the European Council conclusions called for the DPR to be completed by “Spring 2014”. That was later changed to “during Read More
NSA infiltrates links to Yahoo, Google data centers worldwide, Snowden documents say
"The National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, according to documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and interviews with Read More
EU-SPAIN-USA: DATA SURVEILLANCE: El CNI facilitó el espionaje masivo de EEUU a España
"According to the document seen by El Mundo, the US classifies cooperation with various countries on four different levels. In the first group – "Comprehensive Cooperation" – are the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Read More
UK: Metropolitan Police accused of ‘spying’ on Green Party Councillor
"The accusations follow a Freedom of Information request revealing 22 police records relating to the Councillor Ian Driver’s activities as a campaigner in his local area. The majority of entries relate to Driver’s role as Read More
EU-USA: TRADE TALKS & DATA PROTECTION: Reding warns data protection could derail US trade talks
"Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding yesterday (29 October) issued a stark warning that data protection should be kept off the agenda of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). But EurActiv understands that US pressure is Read More
EU-USA: DATA SURVEILLANCE: U.S. Says France, Spain Aided NSA Spying — Update
"Widespread electronic spying that ignited a political firestorm in France and Spain recently was carried out by their own intelligence services and not by the National Security Agency, U.S. officials say.....U.S. officials said the Snowden-provided Read More
GERMANY: ECCHR expert opinion on German Federal Prosecutor’s decision to discontinue investigations into killing of German national by a drone
"The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights analyzed the German prosecutor’s decision to discontinue investigations into the death of Bünyamin E. in Pakistan in October 2010. According to the ECCHR’s examination, the decision raises Read More
EU-USA: DATA SURVEILLANCE: How embassy eavesdropping works
"Secret US espionage activity against Germany, from Germany and revealed this week by Der Spiegel has added new evidence to European concerns about the interception of the phones of the Germany's Chancellor Merkel and other Read More
UK: COUNTER-TERRORISM: Home Affairs Select Committee
See the full text: Committee launches counter-terrorism inquiry (link) and Evidence submitted (link) Read More
GERMANY-USA: DATA SURVEILLANCE: Partner Merkel, Obama im Mai 2012 in Camp David
CIA/NSA Special Collection Service - The Special Collection Service is a joint CIA-NSA surreptitious entry agency which breaks into targeted facilities to steal secret information. Based on documents addressed to: "USA, AUS,CAN, GBR,NZL" (the "Five-Eyes"). Read More