[FYI] (Fwd) FC: E.U. votes on May 15 to log Internet, phone traffic for police

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

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From:           	Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
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Subject:        	FC: E.U. votes on May 15 to log Internet, phone traffic for police
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Previous Politech messages:

"Europe set to nix Bush request, not require ISP data retention"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-02789.html

"E.U. weighs ordering ISPs to retain traffic, with Bush's support"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-02779.html

"Update on E.U. plan to log Internet traffic for police use"
http://www.politechbot.com/p-02902.html

-Declan

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From: statewatch <statewatch-off@geo2.poptel.org.uk>
Subject: Crucial vote on data surveillance
Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 22:58:02 +0100

Statewatch press release, 8 May 2002

EU GOVERNMENTS SECRETLY DRAFTING BINDING FRAMEWORK DECISION TO
INTRODUCE UNIVERSAL SURVEILLANCE OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

- European Parliament faces crucial vote on 15 May to reject the
governments' demands on the retention of data and access by the law
enforcement agencies

Statewatch has learnt that in advance of the completion of the EU
legislative process on proposals for the revision of the 1997 EU
Directive on privacy in the telecommunications sector a number of EU
governments are drafting a binding Framework Decision to ensure that
all EU member states introduce a law requiring the retention of
telecommunications traffic data and the granting of access to it by
law enforcement agencies (police, customs, immigration and internal
security agencies).

On 15 May the European Parliament plenary session is due to vote on a
report adopted by the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights on 18
April. This report re-affirmed the position taken by the parliament in
its 1st reading on 13 November 2001 which opposed the fundamental
change being put forward by the Council. Under the 1997 Directive data
can only be retained for a short period for "billing" purposes (ie: to
help the customer confirm usage details) and then it must be erased.
The Council want this data to be retained for law enforcement agencies
to access. The European Parliament proposes that the current position
is maintained whereby such data can be accessed for the purposes of
national security and criminal investigations where it is authorised
in a case-by-case basis by judicial authorities.

Tony Bunyan, Statewatch editor, comments:

"By drafting a binding Framework Decision before the proper
legislative processes are finished EU governments are showing their
utter disregard for the European Parliament.

The vote in the European Parliament and the final decision on this
issue will be a defining moment for the future of democracy in the EU.
If all telecommunications - phone-calls, e-mails, faxes and internet
usage - are placed under surveillance not only will data protection be
fatally undermined but so too will be the very freedoms that
distinguish democracies from authoritarian regimes"

The full story is on:

<http://www.statewatch.org/news/2002/may/05surv.htm>

For further information please contact Statewatch office: (00 44) (0)
208 802 1882 Tony Bunyan at: (00 44) (0) 207 254 3597


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