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The French Ministry of Interior has a new interception platform
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 2 May 2007 a new technical platform for the interception of traffic data in all types of communication systems was discretly put into operation by the French Ministry of Interior, covering communication data related to text messages, mobile or Internet. The security services are now in […]
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UK implements the Data Retention Directive
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The UK Home Office is presently implementing the Data Retention Directive that will oblige telephony and internet service providers to keep data for 12 months. The decision was taken without any debate by simple “affirmative” votes in the parliament and the Directive is to be implemented by […]
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First draft on data retention law in Romania
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A first draft law for the implementation of the data retention directive was presented at the end of April 2007 by the Romanian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology for public consultation. The ministry also organized on 26 April a public debate on the draft law. The […]
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French Government Decree on data retention – another Big Brother act
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The French Government, during this election period, is preparing a decree for the application of the law on the confidence in the numerical economy (LCEN) of 21 June 2004, which requires webmasters, hosting companies, fixed and mobile telephony operators and Internet service providers to retain all information […]
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Data retention and increased surveillance in Germany
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The German government has approved the draft legislation that implements the data retention directive, but the political opposition and the growing anti-surveillance movement shows an important resistance to the new plans of the federal Minister for the interior, Wolfgang Schäuble, who wants an ever increased surveillance. The […]
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Cross-border wiretapping proposed by the Swedish Government
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Mikael Odenberg, the Swedish defence minister presented on 8 March 2007 a draft law to the parliament that would give the national defence intelligence agency the power to monitor all cross-border phone calls and email traffic without court order. The proposal, which according to the government, is […]
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Dutch DPA advises negatively on Dutch draft data retention
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has made a strong case against the Dutch draft law regarding the implementation of the data retention directive. In its advice of 22 January 2007 the DPA comes to the conclusion that the draft disregards the requirements of article 8 of […]
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Romanian Prosecutors want easy access to communication data
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) A new normative act regarding the competence of the Prosecutors dealing with terrorism and organized crime adopted by the Romanian Government in the last days of 2006 created rumours among the press and civil society that accused the Ministry of Justice of breaching the citizens privacy. The […]
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German draft law on data retention made public
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 8 November 2006, the German Minister of Justice Brigitte Zypries presented a draft law aimed at transposing the EU directive on data retention. The law would override the recent jurisprudence on IP logging by mandating the retention of traffic data for a period of six months. […]
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New law proposal on data retention submitted in Italy
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Thanks to Italian MP Maurizio Turco (Rosa nel Pugno) a law proposal on data retention authored by the Winston Smith Project has been recently submitted to the Italian Parliament as DDL (Disegno di Legge) number 1728. The proposal, whose title is “Regulations for the collection, usage, retention […]
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Online campaign against data retention started in Germany
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) On 25 September, the German Working Group against Data Retention (Arbeitskreis Vorratsdatenspeicherung) started an online campaign against the mandatory storage of all communications data. Through a special web portal, concerned citizens can send electronic open letters to all 448 parliamentarians of the ruling grand coalition and raise […]
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ENDitorial : Fighting Mass Surveillance
(Dieser Artikel ist auch in deutscher Sprache verfügbar) Digital Rights Ireland was established last year to further civil rights in the Digital Age. We are challenging the European Institutions and the Irish government through the courts to stop their program of mass surveillance of citizens. Our litigation will have an impact on digital rights across […]
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