Privacy International (PI) gave evidence to the European Parliament Committee of Inquiry investigating surveillance software in a gearing focussing on 'Spyware and ePrivacy'. PI argued whether member states could use national security to exclude surveillance activities from the scope of the ePrivacy directive. Second, that there may never be a legal justification for deploying spyware tools under EU or international human rights laws. Finally, PI offered a series of recommendations to safeguard everyone's rights against intrusive surveillance tools.
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