Abstract
The chapter engages with the EU’s legal discourse surrounding
the regulation of digital surveillance technologies or so-called spyware.
It does so by focusing on the EU’s attempt to regulate the international
sale of digital surveillance technologies. The urgent need for rule-based
control of the global surveillance technologies market has been on the
agenda of the UN, EU, governments, NGOs, and research institutions.
Within the EU, a particular legal instrument, known as dual-use export
control, has come under the spotlight as a tool to mitigate human rights
risks associated with the sale and transfer of spyware. While the field
of law has developed to mitigate military risks within the EU’s security
and defense policies, it has not yet sufficiently evolved to address the
multifaceted human rights risks that the sale of surveillance technologies
may pose to the destination countries
the regulation of digital surveillance technologies or so-called spyware.
It does so by focusing on the EU’s attempt to regulate the international
sale of digital surveillance technologies. The urgent need for rule-based
control of the global surveillance technologies market has been on the
agenda of the UN, EU, governments, NGOs, and research institutions.
Within the EU, a particular legal instrument, known as dual-use export
control, has come under the spotlight as a tool to mitigate human rights
risks associated with the sale and transfer of spyware. While the field
of law has developed to mitigate military risks within the EU’s security
and defense policies, it has not yet sufficiently evolved to address the
multifaceted human rights risks that the sale of surveillance technologies
may pose to the destination countries
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Governing the Digital Society |
| Subtitle of host publication | Platforms, Artificial Intelligence, and Public Values |
| Editors | José van Dijck, Karin van Es, Anne Helmond, Fernando van der Vlist |
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| Chapter | 6 |
| Pages | 107-127 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789048562725 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789048562718 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 20 May 2025 |
Publication series
| Name | Digital Studies |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| Volume | 5 |
Keywords
- digital surveillance
- export controls
- EU law
- international law
- human rights
- dual-use