Europe agrees on stricter control of surveillance tech

guest · Nov 11, 2020

Europe agrees on stricter control of surveillance tech
Putting limits on selling abroad
November 10, 2020
https://www.techspot.com/news/87537-europe-agrees-stricter-control-surveillance-tech.html

In brief: The EU has announced an agreement to make the international sale of surveillance technology more transparent. These new rules create a framework for democratic countries in the EU, and an example to countries worldwide, to perform their due diligence regarding the humanitarian effects of their exported technology.

The European Union announced today that surveillance technology used in applications such as facial recognition, hacking, and spyware would have tighter restrictions going forward.

According to the legislation, companies must obtain a license from their governments to sell certain products abroad that might have military applications. Governments are also obliged by this new agreement to share information publicly about the licenses they grant.
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“Today is a win for human rights globally, and we set an important precedent for other democracies to follow suit,” said Markéta Gregorová, an MEP and one of the negotiators of the agreement. “The world’s authoritarian regimes will not be able to secretly get their hands on European cyber-surveillance anymore.”
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European Parliament: Dual use goods: Parliament and EU ministers agree on new EU export rules

The EU will have new criteria for granting export licences for dual use products

Cyber-surveillance tools will also be controlled

Checks on the export of dual use products contribute to preventing human rights violations

Dual use goods are products, software and technology that can be repurposed in ways which violate human rights

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