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15 Amendments of Giancarlo SCOTTÀ related to 2018/2855(RSP)

Amendment 10 #

Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas Facebook revealed the mobile phone number of its users for commercial purposes, which was a clear breach of Facebook’s data-use policy that states: “We do not share information that personally identifies you … with advertising, measurement or analytics partners unless you give us permission”; whereas Facebook has also developed a "conversion pixel" — basically a type of tracking device — within ads displayed on Facebook, which allows advertisers to target users directly with ads and then measure exactly how they respond to them;
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 21 #

Recital U
Q. whereas the investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office of the United Kingdom also covered the link between Cambridge Analytica, its parent company SCL Elections Limited and Aggregate IQ and involves allegations that personal data, obtained from Facebook, may have been misused by both sides in the UK referendum on membership of the EU and used to target voters during the 2016 American Presidential election process; whereas the investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office of the United Kingdom was mainly conducted under the Data Protection Act 1998 and under the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) 2003, whilst also projecting forward to the General Data Protection Regulation where appropriate;deleted
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 22 #

Recital V
V. whereas the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee heard evidence that showed alleged Russian interference in electoral processes in the EU and urged the responsible national authorities to investigate these allegations; whereas in the US, a Special Counsel was appointed in May 2017 to investigate Russian interference with the 2016 Presidential elections and related matters and whereas this investigation is ongoing;deleted
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 23 #

Recital X
X. whereas the Information Commissioner’s Office of the United Kingdom has already issued 23 Information Notices to 17 different organisations and individuals, including Facebook on 23 February 2018, to request provision of information from the organisations in a structured way; while Facebook confirmed on 18 May 2018 that Aggregate IQ created and, in some cases, placed advertisements on behalf of the DUP Vote to Leave campaign, Vote Leave, BeLeave and Veterans for Britain;
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 25 #

Recital Z
Z. whereas figures from the Electoral Commission of the UK have shown that the political parties in the United Kingdom spent £3.2 million on direct Facebook advertising during the 2017 general election;deleted
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 26 #

Recital Z b a (new)
Z b a. whereas Facebook has been accused by political representatives, media outlets and a growing part of its employees of having a strong political liberal bias which Mark Zuckerberg did not deny during his audition in front of the US Senate;
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 29 #

Paragraph 1
1. Expects all online platforms to ensure full compliance with Union data protection law, namely the GDPR and Directive 2002/58/EC (e-Privacy) and to help users understand how their personal information is processed in the targeted advertising model of only users that opt in for providing this data, and that effective controls are available, which includes greater transparency in relation to the privacy settings, and the design and prominence of privacy notices;
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 32 #

Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises that it is strictly forbidden for any online platforms to follow and process any non-user’s data;
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 33 #

Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Takes the view that in case the online platform is not able to guarantee a high level of security and protection of personal data, the platform should be banned;
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 34 #

Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of Facebook's statement that itFinds it unacceptable that Facebook exclusively uses data of non- Facebook users to create aggregated datasets from which it derives conclusions about how the service is used;
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 39 #

Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the digital age requires electoral laws to be adapted to this new digital reality and suggests; it remains the sole decision of Member States whether to introduce an obligatory system of digital imprints for electronic campaigning and advertising. Any form of political advertising should include easily accessible and understandable information on the publishing organisation and who is legally responsible for spending so that it is clear who sponsored campaigns, similar to existing requirements for printed campaign materials currently in place in various Member States;
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 51 #

Paragraph 11
11. Considers election interference to be a great challenge for democracy which requires a joint effort involving service providers, regulators and political actors and parties; welcomes the intention of the Commission to provide recommendations in this regard;deleted
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 59 #

Paragraph 12
12. Is of the opinion that if companies fail to agree and implement such a Code of Conduct on ethical campaigning, the European Commission should introduce regulation to make such ethical rules compulsory;deleted
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 81 #

Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that data protection authorities should have the same, if not more technical expert knowledge as those organisations under scrutiny. Suggests this objective could be reached by introducing funding by a levy on the sector concerned;deleted
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 98 #

Paragraph 33
33. Is of the opinion Eurojust should urgently initiate, in cooperation with Member States authorities a special investigation into the alleged misuse of the online political space by foreign forces; calls on the Commission to swiftly come up with the necessary proposals to enlarge the competences of EPPO to include prosecution of crimes against electoral infrastructure;deleted
2018/10/02
Committee: LIBE