Bulkdatasets AIVD en MIVD: de schaduw geheime dienst - Bert Hubert's writings

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AIVD and MIVD handle bulk datasets carelessly and sometimes unlawfully, as shown in a recent report.
Bulk datasets can contain personal data of millions of people, obtained from informants, foreign services, or commercial sources.
Using these datasets allows intelligence services to bypass strict procedures and oversight required for targeted data collection.
The accumulation of bulk data increases risks of errors and privacy violations, and storing data alone constitutes interference with privacy under European law.
The services have a history of refusing to destroy datasets and failing to comply with new agreements, according to the oversight committee CTIVD.
Some datasets are harmless (e.g., old phone books), but sensitive data like location or travel records requires strict access controls.
The CTIVD has proposed 13 improvements, and a new Intelligence and Security Services Act (Wiv2024) is expected this summer to regulate bulk data handling.

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