Text of the treaty: http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=185&CM=1&DF=&CL=ENG Map of nations that have ratified it: http://news.com.com/2300-7348-5973151.html -Declan --- http://news.com.com/2010-1071_3-5969719.html Perspective: Fuzzy logic behind Bush's cybercrime treaty By Declan McCullagh November 28, 2005, 4:00 AM PST If you believe President Bush, a "cybercrime" treaty about to be voted on by the U.S. Senate is needed to thwart online vandals and track down Internet miscreants. Bush claims the treaty, formally approved by a Senate committee this month, will "deny safe havens to criminals, including terrorists, who can cause damage to U.S. interests from abroad, using computer systems." But in reality, the Convention on Cybercrime will endanger Americans' privacy and civil liberties--and place the FBI's massive surveillance apparatus at the disposal of nations with much less respect for individual liberties. [...remainder snipped...] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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