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IP: U.S. EMBRACES EUROPEAN COMPUTER CRIME PROPOSAL
From: Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2000 16:18:53 -0800
I "love" the linking of these crimes together -- the need to catch those engaged in Web site tampering, fraud, copyright infringement, and child pornography. It does nothing to help intelligent discussion
The United States has endorsed the main principles of a European drive to amend cybercrime laws, despite the wishes of privacy, civil liberties, and human rights advocates. The U.S. Justice Department said the measures of the pact drafted to deal with the cross-border nature of cybercrime "are consistent with the existing framework of U.S. law and procedure." The pact would allow for the circumvention of the procedural and jurisdictional obstacles that law enforcement officials say allow cyber-criminals to evade prosecution. The pact specifically addresses the need to catch those engaged in Web site tampering, fraud, copyright infringement, and child pornography. The Justice Department also attempted to ease concerns that the new pact allows for the invasion of personal privacy and the erosion of governmental accountability. A 27-member coalition including the ACLU, Privacy International, and Internet Society has urged the Justice Department not to follow through on the international pact for fear it will enable police agencies and other private interests to include the redesign of system architecture to facilitate surveillance.
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