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EU: European Data Protection Supervisor Opinion on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

01 April 2012

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Press release: ACTA measures to enforce IP rights in the digital environment could threaten privacy and data protection if not properly implemented (link)

And see: Full opinion (pdf)

The Opinion shows that the lack of precision of the Agreement about the measures to be deployed to tackle infringements of intellectual property rights ('IP rights') on the Internet may have unacceptable side effects on fundamental rights of individuals, if they are not implemented properly. It underlines that many of the measures to strengthen IP enforcement online could involve the large scale monitoring of users' behaviour and of their electronic communications. These measures are highly intrusive to the private sphere of individuals, and should only be implemented if they are necessary and proportionate to the aim of enforcing IP rights.

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