Policy Observatory
Open Letter: Proposed trade secrets directive risks EU free speech
La Quadrature du Net signs an open letter written by Health Action International Europe against the directive's project on trade secrets. Initiated by the business community, put forward by the Member States and the European Commission, it gives the possibility for private companies to sue any person that "unlawfully acquires, uses or discloses" the "trade secrets". Whistleblowers are poorly protected in this text, the directive creates a judiciary insecurity as it will dissuade from leaking from private companies.
Country: EU
Domains: Privacy IG
Stakeholder: Civil Society
Tags: open letter, trade secrets directive, protection, whistleblowing