(Yammer/Floris Oostenveld) |
The
American administration is able to access communications between Dutch civil
servants, according to the Nederlands Dagblad.
Government
agencies in the Netherlands make wide scale use of the enterprise social
network Yammer for internal communication. But all the data gathered by the California-based
company falls under US anti-terror laws and can thus be accessed by American
officials.
Dutch MEP
Sophie in ‘t Veld, who is active in EU policy affecting internet privacy,
commented that the problem affects all companies and institutions that also do
business with America. She cited the example of a US company which produces
Dutch passports, meaning the fingerprints of Dutch citizens are available via
the anti-terror laws. “Europe must say to the US: this far and no further. This
is our jurisdiction” commented the politician to broadcaster BNR, “We must
respect each other and not go rummaging about in each other's data.”
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