Dear Kirsten,
good initiative!
In my opinion it would be a nice idea to invite the UE Parliament to
follow the UE Art. 29 WP recommendations, esp. regarding face
recognition and video surveillance[1], mentioning the dangers of
biometric data in SNs.
Considering the visual re-identification of people in real world through
uploaded photos and face recognition the report says: <<[...] equipping
video surveillance systems and smartphones with facial recognition
systems based on social network databases could put an end to anonymity
and untraced movement of individuals.>> (p.2)
TagMeNot.info sent an open letter[2] to UE institutions back in 2011,
asking for a "clear and well-balanced regulatory framework that could
preserve citizens from privacy intrusions, while also providing the
Internet industry with a consistent and transparent privacy policy
environment in which citizens confidence, technology research and
business can thrive".
Of course TagMeNot.info is glad to sign!
Best regards,
Alberto Cammozzo,
TagMeNot.info founder
[1] Open Letter to EU privacy institutions, and replies:
<http://tagmenot.info/content/open-letter-eu-privacy-institutions>
[2] ARTICLE 29 DATA PROTECTION WORKING PARTY Opinion 3/2012 on
developments in biometric technologies:
<http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/article-29/documentation/opinion-recommendation/files/2012/wp193_en.pdf>
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On 01/25/2013 10:01 AM, Kirsten wrote:
Dear all,
In response to the massive corporate lobbying in Brussels against the
data protection reform, European Digital Rights (EDRi), Bits of Freedom
and Privacy International drafted a statement
(http://brusselsdeclaration.net/) geared towards Members of the European
Parliament and European governments, demanding of them to protect our
privacy instead of listening to industry lobbyists.
You are of course all very welcome to sign if you haven't done so
already. Please e-mail to s...@brusselsdeclaration.net. We will process
all incoming e-mails as soon as possible.
Best,
Kirsten
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