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Archive for October 9th, 2008

European Commission overhauls online shopping laws: “The European Commission wants to create an over-arching consumer protection law which it claims will cut costs and red tape for internet retailers. The proposed Consumer Rights Directive would replace four existing EU directives.”

(Via OUT-LAW News.)

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Data-Mining for Terrorists Not ‘Feasible,’ DHS-Funded Study Finds: “Searching for terrorists in masses of electronic data doesn’t work and will lead to unacceptable privacy invasions, a government-funded commission reported Tuesday. Instead, the government should carefully evaluate how it uses the same technology as book recommendation software, and update the nation’s privacy laws.

The report entitled Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists: A Framework for Assessment is available through the National Academic Press pages.

(Via Wired News.)

UK.gov £12bn comms überdatabase ‘wouldn’t spot terrorists’: “

Influential US report says data mining ineffective

A heavyweight US investigation of counter-terror databases has concluded that the type of intelligence mining proposed by UK spy chiefs under the auspices of the Interception Modernisation Programme (IMP) probably won’t catch jihadis.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

Porn, abuse, depravity – and how they plan to stop it: “

Part one: Strangling content

Policing the Internet Contrary to popular belief, the government and police forces have hitherto not exerted a great deal of direct control over content. But, after a decade of growth in self-regulation and filtering by the industry to avoid government intervention, that may be about to change.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

EC wants pan-Euro online shopping laws: “

Now all we need is pan-Euro shopping police

An EU directive that will harmonise consumer protection for online and bricks and mortar sales made another lurch along the Brussels’ legislative roadmap yesterday.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)

Home Office defends retaining comms data: “

But hasn’t figured out how yet

The Home Office has said that ministers have not yet decided how to retain data on all communications – but defended the importance of doing so.…

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(Via The Register – Public Sector.)