The EU Article 29 Data Protection Working Party, which included ACTA on its agenda as part of its meetings last week, has written to Commissioner Karel de Gucht to express concern about the privacy implications of ACTA. The Working Party is particularly concerned with notice-and-takedown procedures, customs searches, and criminalization.
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