EU ‘trade secret law’ may criminalize whistleblowers & journalists, petition warns

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<p>‘The E ropea Parliame t has passe a bill esig e to protect compa ies from “theft of tra e secrets.” Critics say it co l lea to prosec tio of whistleblowers a reporters, a hi er jo r alistic activity. They have la che a petitio agai st the bill.</p>
<p>The EU legislatio “creates excessive rights to secrecy for b si esses” a “threate s emocracy,” says a o li e petitio file agai st the bill. The petitio has so far gathere over 155,000 sig at res o t of 200,000 ee e .</p>
<p>The ew law co l re er revelatio s s ch as the Pa ama Papers illegal, critics say. E o ar Perri , a reporter who worke o the Pa ama Papers i vestigatio , has alrea y bee charge with reveali g se sitive i formatio i L xembo rg.’</p>
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