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Watching the IPRED Watchers In Sweden

Posted by kdawson on from the score-one-for-the-mice dept.

digithed writes "In response to Sweden's recent introduction of new laws (discussed here recently) implementing the European IPRED directive, a new Swedish Web site has been launched allowing users to check if their IP address is currently under investigation. The site also allows users to subscribe for email updates alerting them if their IP address comes under investigation in the future, or to report IP addresses known to be under investigation. This interesting use of people power 'watching the watchers' is possible because the new Swedish laws implementing the IPRED directive require a public request to the courts in order to get ISPs to forcibly disclose potentially sensitive private information. Since all court records are public in Sweden, it will be easy to compile a list of addresses currently being investigated."

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  1. important by siriuskase · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    first

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    If you must moderate, please moderate as irrelevent, not something bad, because I'm sure someone will find this interest
    1. Re:important by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Umm, I have a problem. Two actually. For some reason I've grown breasts. I've been taking these, does that have anything to do with it?

  2. Re:Swedish does not derive from Latin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    flamebait? shouldn't this be modded insightful?

  3. Mod this post insightful. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Oh, now "fuck you" is insightful?

    1) It depends who it is directed at.
    2) I don't see an analogy of any sort in that statement.
    3) ?????
    4) Oh, and fuck you :-)

  4. Re:Swedish does not derive from Latin by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Learn to take a joke...