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EU Sues Sweden, Demands ISP Data Retention

Posted by samzenpus on from the save-it-or-else dept.

Death Metal writes "The EU passed the Data Retention Directive years ago, a law that demands ISPs and search engines hold onto data long enough to help the cops (but not long enough to cause privacy problems). But Sweden never passed it into national law, and the European Commission has now sued the country to make sure a bill appears."

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  1. Re:This is why we don't like the EU. by Spad · · Score: 5, Informative

    Actually, the European Parliament seems to be pretty resistant to bribary compared to the rest of the Western world.

    The problem is usually with the EU Council of Ministers who are the 'unelected' representatives of each member state and tend to ignore the Parliament if they don't like their decisions (As they did with the software patents issue.)

    Thankfully the Parliament can overturn CoM decisions with a 2/3 majority and often do if they feel they've been screwed.

  2. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    * There is no set procedure on leaving the EU
    * Sweden does not have the Euro as its currency
    * The free trade agreements does not hinge on membership
    * Yes, the whole commission bit needs some serious looking over
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    * Appointed indirectly by an elected body? Sort of like the electoral college? That puts the US in a very interesting light.

  3. Re:Why? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sweden has already accepted more Iraqi refugees than the rest of the EU, in the last few years. In fact, the Swedish municipality of Södertälje (population: 82 000) has accepted more Iraqi refugees than the whole of the United States. http://www.guardianweekly.co.uk/?page=editorial&id=552&catID=17