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IRR News Service: Home Office contractors ‘expected to lie’, inspection reveals
"Phil Miller of Corporate Watch examines a recent report[1] from the prison inspectorate on charter deportations from the UK" See the article: Home Office contractors ‘expected to lie’, inspection reveals (link) And see: Landlord penalties Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: EU-USA TTIP
See the full text: Draft Council Conclusions on EU-US TTIP negotiations - Adoption (LIMITE doc no: 15555-14, pdf) and public version: Adopted version (pdf) Read More
EU: Council of the European Union: Foreign Fighters and returnees: Implementation of the measures decided by the JHA Council on 9-10 October 2014
See the full text: Foreign Fighters and returnees: Implementation of the measures decided by the JHA Council on 9-10 October 2014 (LIMITE doc no: 16002-14, pdf) and: EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator To: Council: Foreign fighters and Read More
UK: DRIPA 2014: NO PROTECTION FROM SURVEILLANCE for LAWYERS, JOURNALISTS and OTHERS
See: Draft Code of Practice: Acquisition and Disclosure of Communications Data: Code of Practice Pursuant to section 71 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Draft for public consultation, 9 December 2014 (55 pages, Read More
EU: The European Migration Policy violates human rights
"Strasbourg. On Wednesday 26 November, the Collective for another migration policy*, composed of around 50 human rights associations, is organising, for the second consecutive year, a demonstration in front of the European Parliament to bring Read More
UK: NEW POWER IN COUNTER TERRORISM BILL TO GATHER IP ADDRESSES IS NOT LIMITED TO TERRORISM, IT WILL COVER ALL CRIME
See: Counter-Terrorism and Security: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill - Full-text (pdf) The Bill amends the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act (DRIPA 2014) which in turn amended RIPA 2000. This means that although the Foreword Read More
EU funds airline data-sharing despite legal concerns
"The European Commission has awarded €50 million to member states to set up airline passenger data sharing systems, despite an upcoming EU Court analysis on the probity of similar schemes." See the article: EU funds Read More
EU: DEVICE FINGERPRINTING: Article 29 Working Party on data protection: Opinion 9/2014 on the application of Directive 2002/58/EC to device fingerprinting
See the full text: Opinion 9/2014 on the application of Directive 2002/58/EC to device fingerprinting (pdf) The A29WP report asks whether using ways other than cookies to uniquely identify web users for the purposes of Read More
Spain: repressive laws that also concern Europe
"On 17 October, Members of Parliament from the People’s Party, party in government in Spain, have adopted the draft Organic Law on the Protection of Citizen’s Security and have rejected all the amendments presented by Read More
EU: SCHENGEN: European Commission: Sixth bi-annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area 1 May – 31 October 2014
See the report: European Commission: Sixth bi-annual report on the functioning of the Schengen area 1 May - 31 October 2014 (COM 711-14, pdf) Read More