[FYI] (Fwd) British officials: soccer hooliganism justifies Net tapping

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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Date sent:      	Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:56:04 -0400
From:           	Chris Chiu <CCHIU@aclu.org>
Subject:        	British officials: soccer hooliganism justifies Net tapping
To:             	gilc-plan@gilc.org
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"Football Hooligans in the U.K. are using the Internet and mobile
phones to stay one step ahead of the law, according to a new
police-agency report. 

"The study, from the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS)
says that football hooliganism is still a major problem for police. 
...

"Unlike the U.S., where public sports matches tend to be more a family
affair, soccer violence in Europe is a major problem, compounded by
alcohol and the fact that most football fans are young males. Many
experts agree that a lot of hooligans actually have little or no
interest in football, but use the games as a launch pad for organized
criminal behavior.

"The annual report from the U.K. police agency comes as NCIS is
seeking changes to a planned European Union (EU) directive on data
protection and privacy, which it says will impair its ability to
detect, investigate and prosecute high-tech crime. 

"Under current EU rules, European Internet carriers must retain
records of Internet calls for 30 days. NCIS is pressing for Internet
logs to be maintained for at least seven years."

See Steve Gold, "U.K. Soccer Hooligans Tap Net To Keep Out Of
Jail-Report," Newsbytes, Aug. 16, 2001 at
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/169106.html

Sincerely,
Christopher Chiu
Global Internet Liberty Campaign Organizer
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street
New York NY 10004-2400
USA
Tel.: 212-549-2535
E-mail: cchiu@aclu.org


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