Silicon.com: Snooping Bill is passed and present

[Owen Blacker]

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> Snooping Bill is passed and present
> PUBLISHED: 11:45am on Thursday 27th July 2000
> 
> A Home Office spokesman this morning confirmed the
> 'Snooping Bill' has finally been passed by Parliament.
> 
> The Bill arrived back in the Commons yesterday after
> passing through the House of Lords, where amendments were
> made to some of the contentious issues that had raised
> protests from businesses and civil rights lobbyists.
> 
> However, despite these amendments it is clear certain
> bodies are still unhappy, with ISPs repeating threats to
> leave the UK because of the costs of implementing the
> legislation.
> 
> The Home Office spokesman confirmed that Bill schedule
> managers are now trying to arrange Royal Consent before the
> summer recess.
> 
> Simon Davies, director of the campaign group Privacy
> International said the government acted with breathtaking
> arrogance.
> 
> He warned the campaign against the Bill would continue,
> claiming the RIP Bill "combines the idiocy of the Dangerous
> Dogs Act with the insanity of Latin American internet
> laws".
> 
> For related news, see:
> 'Once more into the breach for the 'Snooping Bill''
> http://www.silicon.com/a38798
> 'PSINet joins ISP stampede over 'Snooping Bill''
> http://www.silicon.com/a38701
> 
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