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              | Date: 2000-12-14 
 
 Reuters, ZDnet ueber Cybercrime-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.-
 
 Aufmacher bei ZDnet, sieg URL unten, Reuters bringt die
 Story in Follow-Ups - der Europarat übt sich in Schweigen.
 
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 Date sent: 	Thu, 14 Dec 2000 01:17:02 +0100 From:
 me@quintessenz.at To: gilc-plan@gilc.org
 
 Dear GILCers, Reuters is already circulating the US press
 release here. As we have heard from sources unknown, there
 will be be more & extensive news on http://futurezone.orf.at
 ...
 
 TECH-CYBERCRIME (UPDATE 1)
 
 UPDATE 1-Cybercrime pact steps on privacy, groups say
 
 (Updates with new objections from industry group in
 paragraphs 5,6,7; removes secondary quote)
 
 WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Civil-liberties groups
 blasted Wednesday a proposed treaty designed to build an
 international framework for fighting computer crime, saying it
 favored law enforcement at the expense of individual privacy.
 
 The Global Internet Liberty Campaign, a coalition of 30
 human- rights and technology groups, said the proposed
 Convention on Cyber Crime would undermine network
 security, reduce government accountability and improperly
 lengthen the reach of law enforcement.
 
 The coalition, which includes the American Civil Liberties
 Union, voiced its concerns in in a letter to the head of the 41-
 nation Council of Europe, which is wrapping up work on the
 treaty after more than a decade. The United States has
 endorsed the gist of the the pact.
 
 Several aspects of the treaty "could lead to a chilling effect
 on the free flow of ideas," the lett
 
 er said.
 
 Separately, the Center for Democracy and Technology, a civil-
 liberties group funded by the high-tec
 
 h industry, said the proposed treaty would expand
 government powers to investigate and monitor all
 
 sorts of crimes, not ju st those related to online activities.
 
 "In substantial part, the convention is not about 'cyber-
 crime,' it is about surveillance authorit
 
 y and trans-border cooperation for all types of crimes," the
 center said in a news release .
 
 The treaty could allow governments to set design standards
 to allow them to monitor easily digital communications
 systems, stifling industry independence, the center said.
 
 ZDnet Story
 http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2664493,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01
 
 
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