Guardian: Privacy fear over (new) plan to store email (fwd)

[Skywatch]

At 10:27 20/08/2002 +0100, Owen Blacker wrote:
> >  * Minimum list of offences:
> >    "participation in a criminal organisation, terrorism, trafficking
> >    in human beings, sexual exploitation of children", drug
> >    trafficking, money laundering, fraud, racism, hijacking,
> >    "computer-related" crime and "motor vehicle crime".

Phew, I'll bet all the muggers, burglars and violent crimes perpatrators 
are sighing a little relief that they are not on this list.
Also nice to know that a bald tire can lead to them looking at all you 
e-mails for two years. Time to use the post again!

> >  * No individual right to check accuracy of data. No individual
> >    right to challenge decisions on its use by EU authorities.

...As I would expect from any decent fair and open democracy

> >  * Member states will not be able to refuse a request from another
> >    Member state on the grounds of Human Rights or Privacy.

What Human rights? - We dont' have that here anyway!

Perhaps 1984 was just 20 years early?

Skywatch



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