German court rules against data retention policy

The highest court in Germany has suspended a controversial law in Europe requiring phone and e-mail providers to hold customer data for six months in case it’s needed by law enforcement.

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Obama gives Patriot Act another year with no privacy protections

If the Patriot Act hadn’t been approved for another year, Sunday would have looked much different. But since the bill was approved by Congressional Democrats earlier this week and signed into law by President Obama on Saturday, this Sunday is just another Sunday for Americans living with the Patriot Act.

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Don’t facilitate Big Brother

People of a certain age may have been told to behave themselves or face having their misdeeds archived in a “permanent record.”

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Anti-filesharing laws revive crypto fears for spooks

The UK’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies fear the government’s anti-illegal filesharing plans will lead to a rise in encryption, scuppering their own efforts to monitor the internet, it’s claimed today.

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