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Re: [LUG] Bye Bye "Snoopers Charter"

 

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 3:34 PM, bad apple <mr.meowski@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/nick-clegg-kills-off-snoopers-charter-114390?ModPagespeed=noscript
>
> Good grief, Nick Clegg has decided to man up for once and veto the Draft
> Communications Data Bill, which as Deputy PM, he has the actual power to do.
>
> Now that is an unexpected bit of good news from an unexpected source.
> Now if only we could roll back some more of the recent Big Brother
> legislation...

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Pond, people don't have to worry
about keeping back-ups, as companies are required to do that for you:

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/04/fines-wiretap-noncompliance/

Martijn.

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