EU: Strengthen Rules on Surveillance Tech Exports

Click to expand Image European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a presentation on Europe's Digital Future at EU headquarters in Brussels, February 19, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Virginia Mayo (Brussels) – The European Union should adopt stronger regulations to prevent cyber surveillance technology developed in Europe from being sold to repressive governments, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the European Union together with seven other human rights groups. EU member states that have hindered the progress of more robust legislation should drop their opposition.…

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