Wednesday, April 11, 2001

"Fear of a Hacked Planet", MSN Computing Central - Uncle Sam subjects new drugs to thorough scrutiny before approving them. Were he equally careful with new laws, people wouldn't wonder whether his top hat and beard conceal Big Brother underneath. At issue: the Council of Europe's Cybercrime Convention, which, said former deputy associate attorney general Ethan M. Posner during congressional testimony in May 2000, "will define cybercrime offenses and address such topics as jurisdiction, international cooperation, and search and seizure." Not to mention threatening the rights of individuals and businesses worldwide, according to numerous opposition groups including the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Democracy & Technology, or CDT.

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