FURY erupts on streets of Brussels over greedy USA's data-slurping appetite
Found on The Register on Saturday, 20 December 2014
More than 1,000 people marched in the centre of the EU quarter to protest about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA).
The text included a clear attempt to exempt US companies from any requirement to store personal data on EU soil.
"This leak shows TiSA is intended to enforce the interests of large corporations at the expense of consumer and data protection. Data protection standards should not be lowered through the back door of trade agreements. Companies that want to offer their services in Europe, also have to accept our standards."
Everybody who doesn't get a paycheck from the big industry has always said that TTIP et al mean nothing but problems for the average citizen. If that wasn't the case, negotiations would be done in public, and journalists wouldn't have to rely on leaks to get snippets from the texts. So much for transparency.