In a letter addressed to officials in Europe, a coalition of more than two dozen organizations urge a renegotiation of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield arrangement, arguing it will not hold up to court scrutiny. The letter was addressed to Article 29 Working Party Chairwoman Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, LIBE Committee Chair Claude Moraes and Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the EU Pieter de Gooijer. “Without more substantial reforms to ensure protection for fundamental rights of individuals on both sides of the Atlantic, the Privacy Shield will put users at risk, undermine trust in the digital economy, and perpetuate the human rights violations that are already occurring as a result of surveillance programs and other activities,” the letter states.
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