{"id":11063,"date":"2010-09-10T16:31:27","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T16:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.access-info.org\/s2-using-the-right-to-know\/c6-access-for-rights\/11063"},"modified":"2018-11-13T10:13:40","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T09:13:40","slug":"freedom-not-fear-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.access-info.org\/es\/2010-09-10\/freedom-not-fear-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Not Fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Freedom Not Fear<\/h1>\n

\"LSM_1\"Madrid, 11 September 2010 <\/em>\u2013 Access Info Europe participated in the European Action \u201cFreedom Not Fear\u201d with a street action to raise people\u2019s awareness of increased surveillance and data retention. The action will also inform the public that Spain is one of the most secretive countries in Europe with a state secrets law approved in 1968 by General Franco which has never been repealed and no access to information law.<\/p>\n

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Access Info will also be filing requests with the government for information about the data retention directive and how it is being applied in Spain. Access Info wants to know how many times retained data has been accessed in the last year by the law enforcement authorities in Spain. More informatin (in Spanish) here.<\/p>\n

The Freedom not Fear movement is demanding:<\/p>\n

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    • Cutbacks on surveillance measures<\/li>\n
    • Evaluation of existing surveillance powers<\/li>\n
    • Moratorium on new surveillance powers<\/li>\n
    • Ensure freedom of expression, dialogue and information on the Internet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        1. Cutbacks on surveillance measures<\/h4>\n
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        • \u2022 abolition of the blanket logging of our communication and locations (data retention)<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 abolition of the blanket collection of our biometric data as well as RFID passports<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 protection from surveillance at the workplace by introducing effective labour data protection laws<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 no permanent student ID numbers<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 no handing over of personal information without cause; no European wide standardized state run collection of information (Stockholm Program)<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 no systematic surveillance of monetary transactions or any other mass data analysis within the EU (Stockholm Program)<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 no information exchange with the US or any other state lacking effective data protection laws<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 abolition of permanent CCTV camera surveillance and ban of all behavioral detection techniques<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 no blanket registration of passengers traveling with airlines or by boat (PNR data)<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 no secret searches of private computer systems, neither online nor offline<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 no introduction of the e-health insurance card in the presently planned form<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 no systematic surveillance of financial transactions data or similar mass data analysis in the EU (SWIFT)<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 no blanket registration of all air and sea travellers (PNR data)<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 no automated registration of vehicle number plates and locations<\/li>\n
        • \u2022 no secret searches of private computer systems, neither online nor offline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          2. Evaluation of existing surveillance powers<\/h4>\n

          We call for an independent review of all existing surveillance powers as to their effectiveness, proportionality, costs, harmful side-effects and alternative solutions. We particularly call on the European parliament to immediately re-evaluate existing and planned projects on interior security that restrict fundamental rights of the people in Europe.<\/p>\n

          3. Moratorium on new surveillance powers<\/h4>\n

          Following the \u201carms race\u201d in security measures over the past few years, we demand an immediate stop to new interior security laws that further restrict civil liberties.<\/p>\n

          4. Ensure freedom of expression, dialogue and information on the Internet<\/h4>\n
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          • \u2022  safeguard net neutrality with binding laws<\/li>\n
          • \u2022  keep the Internet free, unfiltered and uncensored, without blocking lists or pre-publication controls, neither by state institutions nor by Internet service providers<\/li>\n
          • \u2022  no Internet disconnection policies (\u201cthree strikes\u201d, \u201cgraduated response\u201d)<\/li>\n
          • \u2022  outlaw installation of filtering infrastructures on ISP networks<\/li>\n
          • \u2022  content deletion must require an order by an independent and impartial judge, the right to legal recourse must be ensured<\/li>\n
          • \u2022  establish a digital Human Rights Charter for the 21st century, with global protections of digital civil rights<\/li>\n
          • \u2022  introduction of an unlimited right to quote multimedia content, which nowadays is indispensable for public debate in democracies<\/li>\n
          • \u2022  protection of internet platforms for preserving the free expression of opinion (participatory websites, forums, comments on blogs etc.), which nowadays is threatened by inadequate laws encouraging self-censorship (chilling effect)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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