ACTA surrenders the policing of alleged copyright infringement to media rights owners who will be able to set their own fines, for example.
"ACTA also allows for the monitoring of internet users without initial suspicion," said the Green party in a statement last November, which added that it would mean "the handing over of their personal data to rights holders on the basis of mere claims and the transfer of this data even to countries without adequate data protection, all of which is in clear conflict with legal guarantees of fundamental rights in the EU".