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Commission's privacy pledges under great strain
May 10, 2005 12:00 AM
By Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP in European Parliament
By Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP in European Parliament
Sarah Ludford (ALDE). - Mr President, I thank Commissioner Frattini for his presentation. The problem is, Commissioner, that there is a gap between your personal good faith, which I recognise, not to undermine privacy and data protection - and, indeed, the good faith of the Commission that, in the search for security, you will not forego that - and the reality of what is happening on the ground. Your pledges are under great strain, not least from the culture in European law enforcement communities, which is, at times, somewhat cavalier about data protection. In the context of the implementation of the principle of availability, of interoperability, of databases, of transfers to third countries - which become transfers to fourth countries - I do not see how you are going to be able to hold the line, because it is not happening at the moment. We have been waiting for years for rules on data protection in the third pillar, which we were promised at the end of this year. What can you do to create a climate of truly reinforced respect for strict data protection observances in this context of a huge pressure to dilute it, as we have just heard with regard to the PNR case?
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