Because raw data is shared in bulk, less stringent privacy safeguards apply, the court said […]
Dutch intelligence services can receive bulk data that might have been obtained by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) through mass data interception programs, even though collecting data that way is illegal for the Dutch services, the Hague District Court ruled Wednesday. […]
The plaintiffs called the reasoning of the court “incomprehensible” in a statement. Innocent citizens’ privacy rights should prevail over the interests of intelligence services. Because the data exchanged in bulk involves information on many innocent people, more stringent safeguards are needed, they said.
The coalition plans to appeal the ruling.
http://www.itworld.com/government/428372/dutch-spy-agencies-can-receive-nsa-data-court-rules