Door Mick Meaney
Alternatief Nieuws RINF 

Het Europees Parlement heeft voorstellen gesteund om een Europees Systeem van de Informatie van het Visum op te zetten (VIS) en het grootste biometrische gegevensbestand van de wereld te creëren, bevattend 70 miljoen reeksen vingerafdrukken.

Het gegevensbestand zal ook politie over de Europese Unie toestaan om DNA- verslagen samen te voegen en te delen.

Het nieuwe systeem de bedreiging gaat van de Grote Broer `vooruit' voor burgerlijke privacy en de Conservatieven hebben de rapporten als invasie van privacyrechten en verzocht Groot-Brittannië om veroordeeld uit te stappen.

De „implicaties… zijn verreikend en zullen alle burgers van de EU beïnvloeden. To give just one example, the provisions of this Treaty could mean that data be shared and exchanged on all EU citizens regardless of whether they are suspected or convicted of a crime.” Said Philip Bradbourn MEP, Conservative Justice and Home Affairs Spokesman. “Overall this…is a classic example of where a few member states are trying to impose their system on all member states. The eight countries signed up to the Prum Treaty are now trying to foist it upon the rest.”

European Data Protection Supervisor Peter Hustinx expressed his own concern: “The circle of data subjects that can be included in this system is not limited to data of persons suspected or convicted of specific crimes.”

Liberal Democrat Justice Spokesperson, Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP backed the measures but stated “the potential consequences of misuse or abuse would deeply undermine civil liberties.”

However Labour MEP Michael Cashman said “I welcome the adoption of this report after long and complex negotiations. I believe the final agreement represents a balanced and constructive approach. It will enable our member states to record and exchange information regarding visa applications in a more coherent way whilst at the same time ensuring applicants’ rights are protected. On biometrics, it is essential for the EU to take a coherent position on this issue. Technologies such as biometrics can and will improve our security without infringing on our civil liberties if properly and appropriately used. We must embrace this technology rather than shy away from it.”

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