FYI<br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span class="gmail_quote">From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Gus Hosein</b> <<a href="mailto:gus@privacy.org">gus@privacy.org</a>><br>Date: Nov 1, 2005 10:32 AM<br>
Subject: [edri-dr] Fwd: Statewatch News Online, 1 November 2005 (38/05)<br>To: <a href="mailto:edri-dr@mailman.edri.org">edri-dr@mailman.edri.org</a><br><br></span>An incredibly good summary of where we are and how we got there.
<br><br>><br>>1. EU: MANDATORY DATA RETENTION - ISSUES & DOCUMENTATION<br>><br>>In the interests of ensuring an informed debate Statewatch has produced an: Annotated guide to the issues and documentation:
<a href="http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/oct/dat-ret-ep.htm">http://www.statewatch.org/news/2005/oct/dat-ret-ep.htm</a><br>><br>>In November the European Parliament will be deciding its position on the European Commission's proposal for a Directive on data retention - which would log everyone's communications (phone, fax, mobiles including location, e-mails and internet usage) and give access law enforcement agencies for the foreseeable future. The UK Council Presidency (representing the 25 EU governments) is demanding that the parliament rush through the measure by the end of November under the 1st reading procedure ("fast-tracking" intended for uncontroversial measures).
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