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Endorse EDRI's Statement Against Data Retention

Posted by timothy on from the but-they're-offering-a-free-backup-service dept.

Ville Oksanen writes "Privacy International (PI) and European Digital Rights (EDRI) have published their joint answer to the consultation on mandatory data retention. The European Commission asked for public comments on a proposed retention regime across Europe between 12 and 36 months for all traffic data generated by using fixed and mobile telephony and Internet. As Statewatch puts it: 'This is a proposal so intrusive that Ashcroft, Ridge and company can only dream about it, exceeding even the U.S. Patriot Act.' EDRI and PI are currently collecting endorsements from organizations and companies for their stamement here. This is unfortunately not enough to stop the process - expecially more should be done in the member states, which ultimately decide the fate of the proposal. So contact your local politicians today!"

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  1. free teh nodes!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    do your reasons include that you worked at a pr0n shop?
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <lilo> uh, wrong office, trolls down the way
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <foo> you are denying this?
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <lilo> you know, it's really easy to use a project and then try to smear the person who runs it
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <lilo> but for some reason, most people don't
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <lilo> I've worked to support my family
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <lilo> if you have a problem with that I'm not interested
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <foo> I am not smearing anyone
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <foo> I am simply asking you a question
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <lilo> so the first question you ask me is if the reason I'm working on OPN is because I worked in a porn shop
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <lilo> I won't dignify that ridiculous question with an answer
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <foo> so now you are insulting people who work at pr0n shops, because it's a ridiculous job?
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> <foo> alright, "give me money because I worked at a pr0n shop" is ridiculous, but you used to work at one right?
    * >lilo #OpenProjects sighs
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> and the answer is, yes, I worked at one
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> oddest job I ever had
    <LoRez:#openprojects> pay well?
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> but I had a wife and a kid on the way
    <sdh^:#openprojects> hahaha
    <sdh^:#openprojects> sorry
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> paid okay
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> twice the job before it
    <andy:#openprojects> there's nothing wrong with that job
    <andy:#openprojects> someone's gotta do it
    * >lilo #OpenProjects shrugs
    <andy:#openprojects> hehe
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> anyway, the things people say
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> it's like "oh, so now you're insulting porn people?"
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> "but did you work there?"
    * >lilo #OpenProjects sighs
    <tralalas:#openprojects> lilo did you make a movie?
    <tralalas:#openprojects> j/k
    <lilo:#OpenProjects> yah whatever 8)

  2. Endorse EDRI's Statement Against Data Retention by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    i liked "intel predicts death of WWW" better