Posted on 05/12/2015 6:22:10 AM PDT by Olog-hai
EU ombudsman Emily O’Reilly has accused the EU insitutions of being too ready to use the data protection “shield” as an argument against being more transparent.
“Data protection is viewed as a major shield against transparency in these institutions. I see it on so many levels,” she said at a public discussion on Brussels lobbying on Wednesday (11 May).
She noted that while in some member states a distinction is made between an official acting in their private capacity and acting as a public servant, “that distinction is far too blurred” in Brussels.
Her remarks were directed at EU commissioner Frans Timmermans, in charge of transparency, who has been resisting calls—often using the privacy argument—to extend recently-implemented transparency rules to all commission officials. …
(Excerpt) Read more at euobserver.com ...
Imagine that! Who knew!
What they really need is a European NSA reading their personal emails.
Big Brother’s tentacles expanding from the USA to the entire planet, that’s the ticket.
They already have one in the form of the BND.
No, not from the USA. The EU does this on its own.
Guess this sort of thing is expanding everywhere.
The commissars are vigilant in protecting their privilege in the face of an enormous proletariat.
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