doi:10.2811/792946
With terrorism, cyber-attacks and sophisticated cross-border criminal networks posing growing threats, the
work of intelligence services has become more urgent, complex and international. Such work can strongly
interfere with fundamental rights, especially privacy and data protection. While continuous technological
advances potentially exacerbate the threat of such interference, effective oversight and remedies can curb
the potential for abuse.
This report is FRA’s second publication addressing a European Parliament request for in-depth research on the
impact of surveillance on fundamental rights. It updates FRA’s 2015 legal analysis on the topic, and supplements
that analysis with field-based insights gained from extensive interviews with diverse experts in intelligence
and related fields, including its oversight.
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