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Patrick and all assembly members,

Patrick Greenwell wrote:

> On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Joanna Lane wrote:
>
> > As a British citizen, I find myself advocating an EU position, pitted
> > against the US position, represented by William Walsh. This has certainly
> > increased my understanding about how US citizens have become conditioned to
> > accept intrusion into their private lives, something that is not accepted so
> > readily by the rest of the world.
>
> Joanne, with all due respect, I don't believe it is fair to generalize the
> position of an entire country based on the opinions of one individual.

  I agree if you are referring to WXW's position to which Joanna referred
to.


>
>
> Further, Britian has enacted some of the most intrusive legislation
> related to the Internet that exists, the Regulation of Investigatory
> Powers, which among other things gives British authorities the right
> to intercept ALL Internet traffic as well as force individuals to turn
> over encryption keys WITHOUT a warrant. I'd hardly call Britain a model of
> privacy....

  I think you may have missed the gist of Joannas first sentence in her
remarks above.  She was and does take the EU position not the UK's.
As the UK is a reluctant member of the EU in some respects, many of
the UK's citizens support the EU's position that I posted a URL
regarding about two weeks age from the COE.

>
>
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