Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) signed by 22 European member states. Cyprus, Estonia, Slovakia, Germany and the Netherlands did not sign, but committed to do so in the near future. The agreement seeks to enforce intellectual property rights and combat online piracy and illegal software. Critics say it encourages ISPs to police the internet without any legal safeguards. ACTA has been mired in controversy from the beginning due to secrecy imposed by the U.S. and worries that it may not uphold E.U. rules on data privacy.”]