The European Greens advocated the most on privacy topics, including references
in their manifesto to "cut down" the trade in surveillance technology,
promoting a 'Digital Bill of Rights' and making clear calls on Governments to
respect ip camera personal data and the right to privacy. The Liberals have also long
been advocates, to a degree, on data privacy topics in Brussels.
Yet the two groups suffered losses in both votes and experienced MEPs, as the
French Green Party lost 8 of their 14 seats, the German Liberal FDP losing 9 of
their 12 seats, while in the UK the Liberal Democrats lost of all but 1 of
their 11 seats. Similarly, the Pirate Party saw its vote share drop across
Europe with the loss of both of its Swedish seats, and are now reduced to
representation by the newly elected Julia Reda in Germany.
Both leading groups, the centre-right European People's Party and the centre-
left Socialists & Democrats focused squarely on economic and labour issues,
mainly attempting to pull the EU from the economic mire it finds itself still
in. The EPP did at least state clearly as a bare minimum that "privacy is a
fundamental, inalienable human right" while noting their group's role in
driving the reform for data protection rules, and stating that any negotiation
with the United States surveillance camera on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
(TTIP) would have to meet "high EU standards" in certain areas.
EU Parliament response to mass surveillance wireless ip camera
The WePromiseEU campaign highlights the increasing focus Parliament has been
placing on privacy rights, and the shifting landscape that newly-elected MEPs
will find themselves in once they join.
security systems The tail end of this current term sent shockwaves through Europe following the
Snowden revelations on the overreach of intelligence agencies. The Parliament
is normally a forceful voice on raising human rights failings across the world,
and the shocking scale of the global activities of the US and some European
intelligence agencies brought 4ch NVR System surveillance system a sharp response from the influential Committee
for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), including a year-long
inquiry. This is in stark contrast to the muted response that still occurs
today in the UK.
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