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Leaked TISA safe harbor proposal: the right idea in the wrong place
2-Feb-2017 EFF
A new leak of the TiSA Electronic Commerce chapter has exposed a brand new U.S. government proposal on Internet intermediary safe harbors.
TiSA - small group non paper on ecommerce (Nov 2016)
29-Jan-2017
from November 2016 negotiating round
TiSA - draft annex on electronic commerce (Nov 2016)
29-Jan-2017
from November 2016 negotiating round
Data fight emerges as last big hurdle to EU-Japan trade deal
12-Dec-2016 Politico
A dispute over data has emerged as an unexpected obstacle to an EU-Japan free-trade deal only weeks before diplomats expected to seal a political agreement.
TiSA - draft annex on electronic commerce (September 2016)
28-Nov-2016 Greenpeace
As leaked by Greenpeace
Secret trade proposal would give Facebook free reign to censor by algorithm
28-Nov-2016 Motherboard
Under leaked proposals from a controversial service trade deal, Facebook and other online services could be granted legal immunity when censoring any content
New leaks confirm TiSA proposals that would undermine civil liberties
25-Nov-2016 EDRi
New leaked documents concerning the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) have been published.
TiSA - draft annex on telecommunications services (November 2016)
25-Nov-2016 Netzpolitik
As leaked by Netzpolitik & Greenpeace
Trade and privacy: complicated bedfellows?
18-Nov-2016 Institute for Information Law
How to achieve data protection-proof free trade agreements?
Data flow in trade agreements
16-Nov-2016 French Government
The French Government calls on the European Commission to adopt an open and innovation-friendly data flow system while preserving European interests in trade agreements
A swan song for TiSA talks
14-Nov-2016 Politico
The prospects for concluding negotiations on the Trade in Services Agreement now appear slim.
Is the EU abandoning freedom of speech in its trade deals?
9-Nov-2016 EurActiv
As trade negotiators seek to wrap up the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), the EU seems to have abandoned the objective of promoting human rights, notably freedom of speech.
EU-US Privacy Shield pact faces second legal challenge
3-Nov-2016 EurActiv
A new EU-US pact governing the transfer of personal data faces a second legal challenge, putting the details of the deal which underpins billions of dollars of transatlantic trade in digital services under further scrutiny.
What do trade agreements do for open access—and what don’t they do?
27-Oct-2016 Electronic Frontier Foundation
The absence of support for open access in trade agreements comes as no surprise when considering that there are no representatives from the education sector, nor any library or archive representatives, in the relevant closed-door trade advisory committees
TISA proposes new global rules on data flows and safe harbors
25-Oct-2016 Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Trade in Services Agreement contains many provisions that are a virtual copy-and-paste out of the TPP’s Electronic Commerce chapter.
Civil society urges EU leaders to protect citizens’ data in trade agreements
24-Oct-2016 EDRi
“EU leaders must protect individuals’ personal information and privacy. The best way to do this is by not including data flows in trade agreements.”
European Commission paralysed over data flows in TiSA trade deal
12-Oct-2016 EurActiv
European Commission officials have struck a deal that could put a clause guaranteeing international data flows into a trade agreement with 22 countries outside the bloc, including the United States and Australia.
Cloud providers draw battle lines against TISA, will keep personal data in the EU
28-Sep-2016 Ars Tecnica
A new coalition of cloud companies has published a code of conduct to keep European data inside Europe, just as the issue looks set to become one of the most hotly contested points in the controversial Trade in Services Agreement (TISA).
TiSA leaks set alarm bells ringing
21-Sep-2016 EDRi
TiSA is the perfect example on how the new generation of trade agreements is threatening our security and privacy online and non-discriminatory internet access.
Where is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership headed?
9-Sep-2016 Spicy IP
The latest round of RCEP talks paints a worrisome picture for the global south, given that it will bring 3.5 billion people and 12% of world trade into its fold.