Saturday, November 2, 2013

Germany And Brazil Circulate UN Draft Resolution To End Mass Surveillance

Image: Reuters / Kai Pfaffenbach

Brazil And Germany Draft Anti-Spy Resolution At UN -- BBC

Germany and Brazil have asked the UN General Assembly to adopt a draft resolution calling for the right to privacy in the digital age.

The draft calls for an end to excessive electronic surveillance, noting that the illegal collection of personal data "constitutes a highly intrusive act".

Brazil and Germany have both been angered by allegations of large-scale US surveillance.

The allegations stem from revelations by US whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Read more ....

Update: German, Brazilian U.N. draft urges halt to excessive spying -- Reuters

My Comment: I doubt that any anti-surveillance resolution will go anywhere in the UN .... even this one that is targeting the U.S..

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