https://nltimes.nl/2018/03/22/dutch-govt-listen-voters-big-data-referendum-amnesty
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Human rights watchdog Amnesty International recently encouraged the Dutch Government should heed to the wishes of the naysayers on a referendum relating to public data surveillance. Dubbed the “Big Data” law, a positive vote would give the Netherlands two larges intelligences services more power, including the ability to tap phone and internet traffic on a large scale. Amnesty suggests changes to this law, including the notion that people that have never posed a threat to national security should not be analyzed and surveilled. The article uses little evidence, but does provide interim voting records to show a slim margin in opinion on the referendum, as well as quotes taken from the director of Amnesty International Netherlands. This article from the NLTimes.nl shares largely only the anti-referendum perspective of Amnesty International and would benefit from opinions from those in favor of the law change.