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European court's blow to Hungary could draw similar privacy complaints

14 January 2016

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"The blow dealt to Hungary's surveillance practices this week by the European Court of Human (ECtHR) Rights could usher in a wave of similar rulings from around the EU. On Tuesday (12 January) the ECtHR ruled that Hungary's surveillance of private individuals on anti-terror grounds was illegal. The court took issue with the lack of parliamentary oversight and means for judicial redress in the surveillance programme."

See: European court's blow to Hungary could draw similar privacy complaints (euractiv, link)

And: ECHR Press Release: Hungarian legislation on secret anti-terrorist surveillance does not have sufficient safeguards against abuse (pdf)

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