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A critical opportunity: bringing surveillanc e technologieswithin the EU Dual-Use Regulation
Coalition Against Unlawful Surveillance Exports
This report is published by the Steering Committee of the Coalition Against Unlawful Surveillance Exports(CAUSE). CAUSE was formed in April 2014, and bringstogether internationally focused NGOs and activiststo initiate a global call for action from national govern-ments and regional institutions, as well as raisingawareness about the privatised surveillance industryand the damaging impact surveillance technologieshave on human rights.
Contents
Introduction1Surveillance in numbers2Recommendations3Background to the review of the Dual-Use Regulation 5Surveillance technologies and human rights 6The role of export controls in protecting human rights and promoting transparency12The need for an EU-level approach14The EU – promoter and defender of human rights15An agenda for reform16Annex I: IP network communications surveillance systems or equipment 20Annex II: Examples of surveillance technologies not currently subject to explicit export licensing restrictions21Annex III: Hewlett Packard Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) Technology 22
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