Re[2]: [ga-sys] EU Ministers Split on Unsolicited Email ban

["William X. Walsh" <william@userfriendly.com>]

Hello Joanna,

Thursday, June 28, 2001, 4:36:28 PM, Joanna Lane wrote:

> Hello William,

> on 6/28/01 6:08 PM, William X. Walsh at william@userfriendly.com wrote:

>> http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,44890,00.html
>> 
>> While on other privacy related news....  :)

> Off-topic. This article is about forcing ISPs to cooperate with the police
> on releasing data for criminal investigations, which is not at all the same
> as publishing a registrant's personal data in the public domain through
> Whois for any use whatsoever.

Not exactly.  You will note the article mentioned they also made it easier for them
to get these logs from ISPs.

So on one hand they are harping on privacy issues, while on the other
they are creating means for them to go back and invade your privacy 7
years back with just a minimal justification.

So you have privacy from private companies, just not from them.

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Best regards,
William X Walsh <william@userfriendly.com>
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