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UN: New U.N. investigator to probe digital spying

27 March 2015

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"The United Nations top human rights body agreed on Thursday to appoint a special investigator to probe digital spying and violations of online privacy.

"Brazil and Germany spearheaded the resolution, which voiced deep concern over electronic surveillance and the interception of digital communications, as well as data collection by governments and private companies."

See the article: New U.N. investigator to probe digital spying (Reuters, link)

See also: Human Rights Council creates mandate of Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy: Adopts Three Other Texts on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, the Right to Work, and the Effects of Terrorism on Human Rights (UN ,link) and: Human rights, democracy and the rule of law (link)

And: UN Human Rights Council: The right to privacy in the digital age (pdf) and: UN Human Rights Council Appoints Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy (Electronic Frontier Foundation, link)

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