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EU Privacy Chief Says ACTA Violates European Law

Posted by kdawson on from the ain't-nobody's-business-if-i-do dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor, has issued a 20-page opinion expressing concern about ACTA (PDF). Michael Geist's summary of the opinion notes that it concludes that the prospect of a three-strikes and you're out system may violate European privacy law, that the possibility of cross-border enforcement raises serious privacy issues, and that ACTA transparency is needed now."

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  1. Re:Seems fairly intelligent... by flyneye · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Further, if any U.N. police show up on my doorstep or anyone representing the laws of another country for the purpose of enforcement, they will leave horizontally. Any legislation leading to this event make its practitioners subject to revolt as implied by second amendment rights. This ACTA bullshit is not very well thought out.
              With the antics brought about in this 4 years, I predict the next major election will be quite disappointing for both Democrat and Republican parties.

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