undermining MLATs --- The problem is that by bypassing MLATs these initiatives bypass human rights and safeguards. They just don't have enough level of human rights protection. They put providers in a position to assess the legality and proportionality of requests for data, which is exactly what can be considered as protection of fundamental rights. But providers don't have capacity and shouldn't be in a position to act like judicial authorities. And this is the crux of the issue.

Source author: Tatiana Tropina tatiana.tropina@gmail.com