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EU-USA: US Congress rubber-stamps new law authorising spying on foreign nationals' calls and emails

01 August 2007

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Press release (pdf)

Question to the Commission (pdf)

"Liberal Democrat MEPs, Sophie In't Veld and Graham Watson, have tabled a written question to the European Commission and Council expressing serious concerns about the impact on data privacy for European citizens of a new US law proposed by the US Administration and approved by Congress at the end of last week.

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act aims to intercept electronic communications of US and non-US citizens alike without requiring a special warrant and gives US authorities (National Intelligence Director and Attorney General) 'carte blanche' to determine the procedures for monitoring and assessing compliance."

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