The Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP is a trade agreement between the 12 countries - the United States, Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, Canada, Mexico and Japan. Its goal is to "strengthen economic ties" between nations to promote trade and stimulate growth.
Why do I not know about this?
Document remained largely private and not accessible to the public, despite the fact that he has been in the works for over 10 years. the US government shared broadly and Wikileaks has also revealed two chapters. Some of the elements of the agreement are:
- Create favorable conditions for companies doing business in the partner countries of the PTP
- IP
- the regulation environmental
What does a trade agreement have to do with privacy online?
the TPP has been mentioned in conjunction with conversations about life private online. Many privacy advocates express concerns about the details of the TPP that have been disclosed:
- intellectual property regulations go too far
- New demands on ISPs to "police what their users access to the Internet "
- No transparency in the agreement and regulations
- Internet censorship
You can learn more about the privacy concerns raised by the EFF, consult a petition against TPP launched by the struggle for the future, and stay tuned for future updates
Sources :. BBC, Newsweek, EFF
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