6 Amendments of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2015/2147(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
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1. Stresses the need for compliance with data protection legislation of all initiatives developed under the Digital Single Market Strategy while recognizing its added value to the economy of the EU; underlines the fact that respect for fundamental rightsprivacy and data protection are key elements in building citizens’' trust and security, which are necessary for a balanced approach allowing the development of the economydata driven economy to embrace the potential of the digital sector and should thus be considered as creating opportunities and a competitive advantage;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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2. Calls for measuron the European Commission to advance policies and legislative initiatives to tackle cybercrime, illegal content on the internet and other advanced threats to the safety and security of Europe's digital economy and society that will be in compliance with the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information; considers that, in order to achieve that goal, it is necessary to provide appropriate and efficient law enforcement tools for the European and national police agencies and law enforcement authorities, to support public- private partnerships and, to further enhance international cooperation, to consider the role of intermediaries and to promote education and awareness-raising campaigns;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
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3. Highlights the fact that the fast-growing number of attacks on networks and acts of cybercrime calls for a harmonised EU response with a view to ensuring a high level of cybersecurity; believes that providing security on the internet means protecting networks and critical infrastructure, to strengthen the ability of law enforcement agencies to efficiently fight criminality online and offline, including terrorism, radicalisation and child pornography, and the targeted use of the necessary data to fight crime online and offline; stresses that security, thus defined, is necessary to reinforce trust in digital services and the processing of personal data and is therefore a necessary basis in order to establish a competitive digital single market;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Considers that the data protection rules and standards should be harmonised and comprehensive for all sectors and to this end, calls for swift revision and alignment of the ePrivacy Directive to the General Data Protection Regulation;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
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4. Considers that big data, cloud services, the Internet of Things, research and innovation are key to economic development; believes that data protection safeguards and security are crucial for building trust in the data-driven economy sector; stresses the need to raise awareness of the role of data and data-sharing in the economy and to clarify data ownership rules; underlines the role of personalisation of services and products that should be developed as a balanced solution in compliance with data protection requirements; calls for the promotion of privacy by default and by design; underlines the importance of a risk-based approach in data protection legislation, especially for SMEs; recognises that putting in place additional safeguards, such as pseudonymisation or anonymisation can help reduce risks and create support for processing when personal data are used by big data applications and online service providers;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
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7. Calls for steps to be taken to ensure high standards of data protection when pursuing cooperation with the third countries within the Digital Single Market Strategy; calls on the Commission to swiftly ensure a coherent and permanent framework for safe international transfer of data as it is necessary for legal certainty, as well as to unlock the full potential of the Digital Single Market, while at the same time guaranteeing a high level of protection of personal data for EU citizens, and which could be a good reference point for future global solutions.