1/4 🚨 The EU is set to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel 🚨
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2/4 This 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' Framework Agreement would mean an automated exchange of personal data, including highly sensitive information, and access to EU biometric databases to screen and identify travellers.
In short, the US is demanding excessive and unfettered access to information and sensitive personal data of people in the EU, intensifying #surveillance
️A leak of the draft agreeement shows that the Commission is giving into US's demands and risking our rights.
3/4 This is extremely worrying because:
️ The US has a track record of blatant disregard for human rights, inhumane treatment of migrants and visitors, and unlawfully screening travellers' social media profiles - the EU has demanded no protections against this.️ This could be used to target people who oppose the Trump administration, support trans rights, or are protesting against the genocide in Gaza - they could be detained at borders. -
3/4 This is extremely worrying because:
️ The US has a track record of blatant disregard for human rights, inhumane treatment of migrants and visitors, and unlawfully screening travellers' social media profiles - the EU has demanded no protections against this.️ This could be used to target people who oppose the Trump administration, support trans rights, or are protesting against the genocide in Gaza - they could be detained at borders.4/4 Let's be clear: these excessive demands are nothing less than blackmail from the US. We're calling on EU leaders to fight to protect our fundamental rights against yet another instance of the US bullying the EU into dismantling key safeguards: don't sell our data to the US
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The EU is set to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel 
The European Commission is finalising talks with the Trump administration on the 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' (EBSP) Framework Agreement to keep visa exemptions for EU citizens travelling to the US. Read our analysis of the leaked EBSP framework agreement, and our call to EU leaders to resist US pressure and protect our safeguards
️ https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/@edri awful news, does this apply to only those in the visa application process? or does the USA get a direct line to "investigate" any EU citizen they deem "dangerous"?
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@edri awful news, does this apply to only those in the visa application process? or does the USA get a direct line to "investigate" any EU citizen they deem "dangerous"?
@odioMasto @edri i would guess the later
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The EU is set to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel The European Commission is finalising talks with the Trump administration on the 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' (EBSP) Framework Agreement to keep visa exemptions for EU citizens travelling to the US. Read our analysis of the leaked EBSP framework agreement, and our call to EU leaders to resist US pressure and protect our safeguards
️ https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/@edri
Where can I opt out?
Those who want to travel to the US should apply for a visa.
I don't want my data in this fascistic system. Why will they give my data away when I never intend to travel in the US? -
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The EU is set to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel The European Commission is finalising talks with the Trump administration on the 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' (EBSP) Framework Agreement to keep visa exemptions for EU citizens travelling to the US. Read our analysis of the leaked EBSP framework agreement, and our call to EU leaders to resist US pressure and protect our safeguards
️ https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/@edri
Are there any petitions against this where I can sign up or how do we fight this? -
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The EU is set to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel The European Commission is finalising talks with the Trump administration on the 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' (EBSP) Framework Agreement to keep visa exemptions for EU citizens travelling to the US. Read our analysis of the leaked EBSP framework agreement, and our call to EU leaders to resist US pressure and protect our safeguards
️ https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/ -
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The EU is set to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel The European Commission is finalising talks with the Trump administration on the 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' (EBSP) Framework Agreement to keep visa exemptions for EU citizens travelling to the US. Read our analysis of the leaked EBSP framework agreement, and our call to EU leaders to resist US pressure and protect our safeguards
️ https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/@edri
If they really expect the US to keep their part of the agreement then they are kidding themselves. -
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The EU is set to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel The European Commission is finalising talks with the Trump administration on the 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' (EBSP) Framework Agreement to keep visa exemptions for EU citizens travelling to the US. Read our analysis of the leaked EBSP framework agreement, and our call to EU leaders to resist US pressure and protect our safeguards
️ https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/@edri The political climate in the U.S. is worsening. No one really knows how bad things will be. That is no basis for an agreement.
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4/4 Let's be clear: these excessive demands are nothing less than blackmail from the US. We're calling on EU leaders to fight to protect our fundamental rights against yet another instance of the US bullying the EU into dismantling key safeguards: don't sell our data to the US
@edri
What does this mean for people who are not travelling to the US?
Because: if US autorities have access to sensitive data of EU people, what or who is making sure that this access is reliably limited to the data of people who are really travelling to the US? -
4/4 Let's be clear: these excessive demands are nothing less than blackmail from the US. We're calling on EU leaders to fight to protect our fundamental rights against yet another instance of the US bullying the EU into dismantling key safeguards: don't sell our data to the US
@edri thank you for being on top of this!
PS. The announcement of the important article starts with "The European Commission"..
Wouldn't it be a good idea to then also tag @EUCommission in the post?
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@edri
Are there any petitions against this where I can sign up or how do we fight this?@dyrathror There is a WeMove Europe petition against EBSP https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-06-dont-send-our-data-to-the-US-petition-EN/ @edri
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The EU is set to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel The European Commission is finalising talks with the Trump administration on the 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' (EBSP) Framework Agreement to keep visa exemptions for EU citizens travelling to the US. Read our analysis of the leaked EBSP framework agreement, and our call to EU leaders to resist US pressure and protect our safeguards
️ https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/@edri Why would anyone want to go to Trumpistan anyway? But does this imply sharing data even for non travellers?
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A anderslund@expressional.social shared this topic
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@edri thank you for being on top of this!
PS. The announcement of the important article starts with "The European Commission"..
Wouldn't it be a good idea to then also tag @EUCommission in the post?
Why? It's not as if they don't know what they're doing. Or do you think they need to know their anti-human rights shady dealings have been found out? Maybe better to share this news with journalists?
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The EU is set to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel The European Commission is finalising talks with the Trump administration on the 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' (EBSP) Framework Agreement to keep visa exemptions for EU citizens travelling to the US. Read our analysis of the leaked EBSP framework agreement, and our call to EU leaders to resist US pressure and protect our safeguards
️ https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/Let's tell the
@EUCommission to finally just close the borders with the US until their fascist phase is over. -
@dyrathror There is a WeMove Europe petition against EBSP https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-06-dont-send-our-data-to-the-US-petition-EN/ @edri
In case anyone missed the news about the US leftists (and keep in mind this is with respect to Miller) As terrorists.
Probably what they have in mine is the green party in the UK. So think about any left of center party declared terrorists that kind of thing
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@edri
What does this mean for people who are not travelling to the US?
Because: if US autorities have access to sensitive data of EU people, what or who is making sure that this access is reliably limited to the data of people who are really travelling to the US? -
Why? It's not as if they don't know what they're doing. Or do you think they need to know their anti-human rights shady dealings have been found out? Maybe better to share this news with journalists?
Both. Also with journalists.
The "EU" or "EC" is often taken as a single entity. But they aren't. There isn't one "they", but there are many political factions involved in the policymaking.
There's another fedi discussion going about representatives within the EC opting for W Social, a proprietary shady social media, and that they should instead put more weight on their presence in the fediverse.
The EC fediverse account is already answering and responding sporadically to people who reply to the announcements they publish on their account. That is very valuable: direct 2-way communication. There is a social media team operating it, who are able to convey opinions from fedizens to policy makers.
Frequently on the EU official website people are asked to do a survey and state their opinion on upcoming policies. When you take the time to fill those out, you never hear back. You never know if you just wasted your time.
Tagging them increases the value of fediverse.
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@dyrathror There is a WeMove Europe petition against EBSP https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-06-dont-send-our-data-to-the-US-petition-EN/ @edri
@je5perl
The fact that they want this data is reason enough for concern!
That they want it enough to do deals with it is worrying!
Then add in their latest attack on any thinking they don't like and it's VERY worrying!
@dyrathror @edri -
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The EU is set to sell our most sensitive data to the US for visa-free travel The European Commission is finalising talks with the Trump administration on the 'Enhanced Border Security Partnership' (EBSP) Framework Agreement to keep visa exemptions for EU citizens travelling to the US. Read our analysis of the leaked EBSP framework agreement, and our call to EU leaders to resist US pressure and protect our safeguards
️ https://edri.org/our-work/the-eu-is-about-to-sell-our-most-sensitive-data-to-the-us-for-visa-free-travel/@edri
++ And vice versa! The Commission argues that "Google" (not the EU) has held a share of over 90% of the €uropeen *search engine market* for many years.According to the Commission, #Google should make ~anonymized~ data available free of charge:
- search queries,
- rankings,
- clicks,
- and views.The Commission <<intends>> for this data to ~help~ comp€titor$ improve their 0wn "search history."
If the data is not free, billions of dollars will be invested in AI regulation.
