Re: [atlarge-discuss] OUTREACH FYI: TOUGH EU PRIVACY RULES

[Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>]

Probably a move toward ccTLDs is warranted.
Here we can make some controls.
Of course our inclusives are consumer oriented and Internet Community 
oriented also.

How many users on a net basis does the .EU have at this point?

Privacy versus freedom of speech is the hardest of all issues.
"obedience of the law is the greatest freedom" AL (funny that is Abraham 
Lincoln's initials) go figure!  He gave his life and killed hundreds of 
thousands in order to keep a Union together.
"How we treat our lowest subjects is the only measure of the quality of our 
democracy"

>From what I can tell we are the worlds largest international democracy.
Please be careful with your trust.
e

> These are the crucial points of data privacy:
> "EU standards specify that data may be collected only 
> for "specified, explicit and legitimate purposes, and to be held only
> if it  is relevant, accurate and up to date." Citizens may access any
> data about  themselves, find out its source, correct inaccuracies, and
> pursue legal  recourse for misuse."
> 
> I believe strongly that the information we (or anyone else) might
> collect should meet those criteria, whether the U.S. adopts them or
> not. That goes double if we expect to have any real credibility as
> standing on the moral high ground compared to ICANN.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Judyth
> 
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> 
>>From NewsScan Daily http://www.newsscan.com/newsscan/
> 
> TOUGH EU PRIVACY RULES INFLUENCE U.S. WEB PRACTICES
> Europe's strict approach to consumer data protection is forcing many 
> U.S.-based companies to follow suit in order to continue serving their 
> European customers. "Europeans are extremely concerned about the use of
>  data about people," says Rockwell Schnabel, the U.S. ambassador to the
>  European Union. "The data privacy issue is a huge issue over there. 
> American partners have to live with those rules, and they can't do with
> it  what they can with American data." A case in point is Microsoft's
> Passport  online ID service that enables users to log in once and then
> move from one  secure Web site to another. Consumer and privacy groups
> had accused  Microsoft of not taking adequate steps to protect
> consumers' personal  information and in a settlement earlier this
> month, Microsoft admitted no  wrongdoing, but agreed to government
> oversight of its consumer privacy  policies for the next 20 years. A
> separate Passport investigation by the EU  is still pending. "The EU
> directive raised the bar on the practices by U.S.  companies for U.S.
> consumers," says Marc Rotenberg, head of the Electronic  Privacy
> Information Center. "Passport is a good example of that, because 
> Microsoft is very much aware that its products are going to have to
> meet EU  privacy standards." EU standards specify that data may be
> collected only  for "specified, explicit and legitimate purposes, and
> to be held only if it  is relevant, accurate and up to date." Citizens
> may access any data about  themselves, find out its source, correct
> inaccuracies, and pursue legal  recourse for misuse. (San Jose Mercury
> News 29 Aug 2002)
> http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/local/3966648.htm
> 
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> Montreal, QC           <espresso@e-scape.net>
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