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Subject: Surveillance by Design
WILL A NEW CYBERLAW BYPASS THE U.S. CONSTITUTION?
LONDON--A legislative move in Europe that would also affect the U.S.
is threatening the sometimes controversial ability of Internet users
to mask their real-world identities. The move, which is heavily backed
by the U.S. Department of Justice, is the cybercrime treaty, designed
to make life easy for law enforcement by requiring Internet service
providers (ISPs) to maintain logs of users' activities for up to seven
years and to keep their networks tappable. The Council of Europe, a
treaty-building body, announced its support of the cybercrime effort
in June.
Anonymity is a two-edged sword. It does enable criminals to hide their
activities. But it is also critical for legitimate citizens:
whistle-blowers, political activists, those pursuing alternative
lifestyles, and entrepreneurs who want to acquire technical
information without tipping off their competitors.
Read the full story at:
<http://www.sciam.com/2001/0901issue/0901scicit5.html>
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