21 Amendments of Birgit SIPPEL related to 2015/2147(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for compliance with data protection legislationall legislation pertaining to fundamental rights of all initiatives developed under the Digital Single Market Strategy; underlines the fact that respect for fundamental rights andsuch as data protection and privacy are key elements in building citizens’' trust and security, which are necessary for a balanced approach allowing the development of the economy and should thus be considered as creating opportunities and a competitive advantage;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Is of the opinion that personal data cannot solely be reduced to a monetised commodity;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for measures to tackle illegal content and materials on the internet, that will be in compliance with the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information; considers that, in order to achieve that goal, it is necessary to provide appropriate law enforcement tools, to support public- private partnerships and cooperation, torespect the fundamental rights and freedoms set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information, the right to protection of personal data, and the freedom to conduct a business, the rule of law and due legal process; considers the role of intermediaries and to promote education and awareness-raising campaigns;at, in order to achieve that goal, it is necessary to:
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) provide clear guidelines with regards to which online content is illegal, including a definition of hate speech;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point d (new)
Paragraph 2 – point d (new)
(d) collaborate with relevant stakeholders, including NGOs, private sector, the civil society, in promoting education and awareness-raising campaigns;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that the fast-growing number of attacks on networks and acts of cybercrime calls for a harmonised EU response with a view to ensuring a high level of cybersecurity; believes that providing security on the internet meansentails the protectingon of networks and critical infrastructures, the ability of law enforcement agencies to fight criminality, including terrorism, radicalisation and child pornography, the illicit online trade and the use of the necessary data to fight crime online and offline; stresses that security, thus defined, is necessary to reinforce trust in digital services and the processing of personal data; underlines that fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law needs to be protected in cyberspace;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that cybersecurity measures that involve the handling of personal data, need to respect the protection of EU civil liberties and fundamental rights, ensuring the utmost respect for privacy and data protection;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Points out that the trust of citizens in digital services which is a precondition of the successful development of the digital single market can be seriously undermined by government activities of mass surveillance and unwarranted access to commercial and other personal data by law enforcement authorities; underlines the necessity for the strict compliance with fundamental rights when using commercial data for law enforcement purposes;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Regrets the delay in the transposition of Directive 2013/40/EU of 12 August 2013 on attacks against information systems and replacing Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA, aimed at fighting against illegal access to information systems, illegal interference with systems or data, and illegal interception of data transmissions, also aimed at improving operational cooperation between Member States' national law enforcement services and relevant EU agencies (Eurojust, Europol, EC3 and ENISA); the deadline for its transposition was set on 4 September 2015, but to date, only 10 out of the 28 MS have confirmed they have fully transposed the Directive into their national legislation and two countries have reported partial transposition of the directive;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3 f. Highlights the urgent need for a legal basis for the activities of the Internet Referral Unit launched within Europol to ensure that its activities are within the mandate of Europol, as described in the Treaties, that they respect fundamental rights, namely the freedom of expression, protection of personal data and privacy, and that they do not contradict the principles of due legal process of the Member States; requests the Commission to draft a legislative proposal to this end as soon as possible;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that big data, cloud servicestechnological innovations like big data analytics, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, as well as research and innovation are key to economic development; believes that data protection safeguards and security are crucial for building trust in the data-driven economy sector; stresses the need to raise awareness of the role of data and data- sharing in the economy and to clarify data ownership rules; underlines the role of personalisation of services and products that should be developed as a balanced solution in compliance with data protection requirements; calls for the promotion of privacy by default and by design; underlines the importance of a risk-based approach in data protection legislation, especially for SMEshould be built with the citizen at the centre and in control of personal data;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
Paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) considers that the security and data protection safeguards are crucial for building trust in the data-driven economy sector and information should be protected both in flow and at rest;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point d (new)
Paragraph 4 – point d (new)
(d) calls for the adoption of privacy by default and by design;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that the principals of 'data minimisation', 'purpose specification', 'limitation', as well as transparency and consent are fully compatible with a big data, cloud computing and IoT environments and they should be fully implemented;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Underlines the vital importance of the right to data portability in guaranteeing people the full ownership and choice concerning their personal data and its use; calls for the further development in interoperability of commonly used data formats to allow the further use of such personal data without hindrance, further to the specification of the data subject;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls for a collaboration on global standards for the data-driven economy which would include data protection safeguards as well as security and respect for privacy;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Urges that primary attention should be paid to the security of e-Government systems, especially in light of the proposed "once-only" principle, so as to ensure citizens' privacy and protection of their personal data, such as through 'privacy by design and by default', regular use of data anonymisation techniques, performing mandatory privacy impact assessments;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point a (new)
Paragraph 7 – point a (new)
(a) urges the EU, the Member States and their international partners to work together and to restore legal certainty on data transfer rules within and outside the European Union while fostering a high standard of data protection for European citizens;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point b (new)
Paragraph 7 – point b (new)
(b) calls on the Commission to put forward a proposal for a new framework for transfers of personal data from the EU to the US which meets Union law data protection requirements and provides for the required high level of protection, as defined in the judgement of the European Court of Justice in the case C-362/14 (Schrems);
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recognises the global nature of the data economy; recalls that the creation of a Digital Single Market is incumbent upon the free flow of data within and outside the European Union; therefore underlines the necessity for sound legal safeguards for the transfer of personal data to third countries in compliance to the EU Acquis;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Urges a major overhaul of government surveillance practices and reminds that law enforcement authorities currently have the necessary tools to access to data, such as Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) that respect the rule of law and decrease the risk that governments will act improperly when attempting to access to data that is stored in foreign territory.