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TRUST BETWEEN EU, US LOST AFTER SPYING SCANDAL: EU OFFICIAL
Vice-President of the European Commission Vivane Reding speaks at a
conference in Munich, Germany, July 15, 2013.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/16/314008/trust-between-eu-us-lost-eu-official/
Tue Jul 16, 2013 4:54AM GMT
US whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed that Washington has
been engaged in extensive espionage activities on a global scale,
which have also targeted EU offices and European citizens."
Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Viviane Reding says
the trust between the European Union and the United States has been
lost following the recent US spying scandals.
Speaking at a conference in Munich on Monday, Reding said the recent
scandal was a "wakeup call." She also referred to a law already drafted
in Europe to protect personal data from government surveillance.
"We do not want the US government to listen to every phone call we
make and read every email," said Reding.
According to Reding, the draft law includes four key building blocks
around one central statement, namely clear rules for a clear internet
and the choice for individuals to give out his/her data or not.
The proposed law came after US whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed
that Washington has been engaged in extensive espionage activities
on a global scale, which have also targeted EU offices and European
citizens.
The disclosures caused global outrage with demands by several countries
of full clarification from the US.
Moreover, the revelations showed that Great Britain's three main
spying agencies also used advanced technology to access transatlantic
fiber-optic cables, which carried phone calls and internet traffic
across the world. The retrieved tapped information was also shared
with the US Nationals Security Agency (NSA), which is at the heart
of the US spying scandal.
CAH/HN/HJL
Vice-President of the European Commission Vivane Reding speaks at a
conference in Munich, Germany, July 15, 2013.
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/16/314008/trust-between-eu-us-lost-eu-official/
Tue Jul 16, 2013 4:54AM GMT
US whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed that Washington has
been engaged in extensive espionage activities on a global scale,
which have also targeted EU offices and European citizens."
Vice President of the European Commission (EC) Viviane Reding says
the trust between the European Union and the United States has been
lost following the recent US spying scandals.
Speaking at a conference in Munich on Monday, Reding said the recent
scandal was a "wakeup call." She also referred to a law already drafted
in Europe to protect personal data from government surveillance.
"We do not want the US government to listen to every phone call we
make and read every email," said Reding.
According to Reding, the draft law includes four key building blocks
around one central statement, namely clear rules for a clear internet
and the choice for individuals to give out his/her data or not.
The proposed law came after US whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed
that Washington has been engaged in extensive espionage activities
on a global scale, which have also targeted EU offices and European
citizens.
The disclosures caused global outrage with demands by several countries
of full clarification from the US.
Moreover, the revelations showed that Great Britain's three main
spying agencies also used advanced technology to access transatlantic
fiber-optic cables, which carried phone calls and internet traffic
across the world. The retrieved tapped information was also shared
with the US Nationals Security Agency (NSA), which is at the heart
of the US spying scandal.
CAH/HN/HJL