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Privacy Advocate
Poland
Jos Manuel Barroso
President of the European Commission
1049 Brussels, Belgium
Monday, 10 June 2013
http://www.wiwo.de/politik/ausland/datenspeicherung-google-server-in-europa-vor-us-regierung-nichtsicher/5156042.html
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http://www.zdnet.com/blog/igeneration/microsoft-admits-patriot-act-can-access-eu-based-clouddata/11225
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http://www.statewatch.org/news/2011/dec/eu-com-draft-dp-reg-inter-service-consultation.pdf
In a report commissioned by the European Parliament earlier this year, written by highly
qualified and experienced professionals and academics, again the issues surrounding the US
PATRIOT Act and Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments Act (FISAAA or FAA)
were highlighted.4
So far these concerns seem to always fall on deaf ears, but it is time the European
Commission took the necessary action to protect the fundamental and constitutional rights
of European citizens. It is unconscionable that such rights can be so easily ignored by third
countries which through trade with and the trust of European citizens obtain vast wealth
and profits for the stewardship of their personal communications and data.
Furthermore, given the significant lack of competition within Europe (with a few limited
exceptions such as Ixquick5) for these services it is critical that there is strong support for
those fundamental and constitutional rights.
By revoking the Safe Harbour status of the United States and banning US technology
companies from operating in Europe until such time as the US Government start to
recognise and uphold European citizens rights, the Commission would open the door for
innovation within Europe.
Services which could compete with the likes of Google, Facebook, Yahoo Mail, Skype and
Twitter, would inevitably be created resulting in a significant boost of the European
economy. European owned and situated cloud infrastructure would grow at an astonishing
rate leading to significant investment in the economy and the physical Internet
infrastructure within Europe which would be of benefit to all European citizens and
organisations.
When will the European Commission act to stimulate growth of the European economy and
protect the fundamental and constitutional rights of European citizens? It is time to say no
to foreign surveillance of European citizens and it is long past time to loosen the grip of the
United States over the infrastructure of the information society of which we are now all
active participants.
Sincerely,
Alexander Hanff
Privacy Advocate
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http://www.alexanderhanff.com/sites/all/themes/skeletontheme/documents/external/EST79050.pdf
http://www.ixquick.com