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www.cyberleagle.com
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| | I laughed out loud when I saw the calls fromAndrew Parker, the head of MI5, for a mature debate on surveillance, in particular in relation to the draft investigatory Powers Bill (via Paul Bernal). My reading of the IP Bill is that it will result in, and perhaps intends, closing for ever the democratic debate...
| | blog.cyberwar.nl
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| | [AI summary] The Dutch government's response to the ECJ's April 2014 ruling on the EU Data Retention Directive outlines plans to revise national laws to align with the ruling. Key changes include requiring judicial approval for accessing telecommunications data, differentiating access based on crime severity, encrypting data, and restricting data retention to serious crimes. The government also plans to amend the ANPR data retention bill to require public prosecutor approval for accessing ANPR data. These changes aim to ensure compliance with privacy rights and EU law.
| | techcrunch.com
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| | A little more detail has emerged about how a key component of the controversial U.K. surveillance law (the Investigatory Powers Act, which was passed at the end of last year) is likely to function -- after a government consultation document on so-called Technical Capability Notices was published yesterday by the digital rights organization Open Rights Group.
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| The newly adopted Republican platform calls the executive order "dangerous."