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Romanian Cybersecurity Law Will Allow Warrantless Access To Data

Posted by Soulskill on from the what-happens-in-romania-stays-in-romania dept.

jfruh writes: The Romanian Parliament has passed a bill that will allow its security services widespread access to data on privately owned services without a warrant, and once the president signs it, it will become law. The law would have widespread impact beyond Romania because the country is a hub for IT outsourcing.

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  1. Ceaucescu... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    ...would have liked as much control over private data.

    Compared to today's Free world (of course, to the other side, they were the Free world), the former Soviet bloc countries had very little knowledge of citizen activity. The thing we've learned is that it's more effective to propagandize than to force, because all that really matters is the perception of freedom.

  2. Like U.S. by artlu · · Score: 3, Informative

    As most people are unaware, after the passing of the Dodd Frank reform act (post 2008 financial crisis), the U.S. gave blanket subpoena power to the civil agencies of this country with respect to financial records. Do your research, and remember The Market is not Random.

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