New Cybercrime Protocol will undermine our privacy to compensate for the rising powers of law enforcement authorities - European Digital Rights (EDRi)
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This new international agreement raises serious concerns as its shortcomings promise to undermine the safeguards to our fundamental rights, including our privacy and procedural rights.

That’s why civil society is urging the European Parliament to request the opinion of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) on the compatibility of the Second Additional Protocol of the Council of Europe (CoE) Cybercrime Convention with the Treaties, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Read our paper on the direct transfers of personal data from service providers in the European Union (EU) to law enforcement authorities in third countries to get an understanding of the incompatibility of the new Cybercrime Protocol with EU law.