The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched a petition...
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) launched a petition Wednesday aimed at Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., seeking transparency for the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations (TPP) (http://bit.ly/1tmEhjK). EFF listed several provisions for TPP proposals, including “ongoing access to negotiating texts…
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by all Congress members and their staff with proper security clearance and timely public release of concluded provisions following each round of negotiations,” it said. “We stand opposed to any new version of trade authority that does not include these critical guarantees of transparency, inclusiveness and accountability,” said the petition. EFF has criticized the certification stance of the U.S. government in TPP negotiations (CD Aug 15 p9). The petition had more than 450 signatures at our deadline.