Echelon: The French Fight Back
News If these allegations against the NSA are true, they have serious implications, not only for businesses, but also for the privacy of individuals living in Europe," says Graham Watson, MEP and chairman of the EP committee on Citizens' Freedoms and...
[June 29, 2000, 11:13]
EU Charter May Outlaw Routine Spying
News MEPs were asked to endorse proposals put forward by Mr Graham Watson (Lib Dem), chairman of the EP committee on CitizensÂ’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs at a meeting on Tuesday this week.
[April 14, 2000, 12:23]
Europe Moves In Circles Over Spam Laws
News The European Parliament's Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs has reasserted its earlier position on email spam by voting in favour of the Marco Cappato report on data protection.
[October 23, 2001, 14:47]
Europe Moves Away From Cookie Clampdown
News The Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs said on Thursday that users should not be warned in advance before a Web site installs a cookie on their hard drive. The issue of cookies was being considered by the committee...
[April 18, 2002, 16:23]
EU Decision On Email Spam Imminent
News The Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs committee will decide whether or not the European Parliament advocate an "opt-in" approach to unsolicited email -- commonly known as "spam" -- across the European Community.
[July 11, 2001, 12:43]
US Demand For Flight Data Worries Europeans
News In a unanimous resolution, the European Parliament Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voiced their concerns over the distribution of personal data regarding transatlantic flights to the US by airlines...
[October 7, 2003, 11:15]
Spam Plan Fails In EU Committee
News The EU Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs committee was considering plans that would have introduced the "opt-in" spam policy across the whole European Union. The European Parliament is unlikely to announce a ban on unsolicited...
[July 12, 2001, 12:01]
Civil Liberties Group Warns Of EU Surveillance Proposal
News If a majority decides to maintain the present situation -- a position also held by the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights -- then the conciliation process will come into effect. Telecoms firms and Internet service providers across Europe...
[May 9, 2002, 14:20]
