It's a classic mission-creep situation. These guys are playing a great law and order game . . . and in the process creating a database that could be converted into something quite dangerous.
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I understand that the directive may conflict with national laws, such as the German Constitution. There will be many more interesting twists and turns before it is put into full effect. Hopefully, for the sake of Europeans, it never will be. This shows how European law serves the interests of governments and bureaucrats much more than the European people. The error of entrusting privacy protection to government officials is becoming startlingly clear there.Jim Harper
All the people who thought that Europe was a haven of privacy need to think again. Europe is making great strides toward building a corporate-government surveillance axis with this mandate. This untargeted, general warrant to search the population is probably appealing to law enforcement interests.
Jim Harper
What we're seeing is just the start of a trend in which government prosecutors will use (Internet) search results in criminal investigations.
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This is a symbol of what's to come - that is, the government expecting to be able to dip into private databases to do all kind of surveillance and research.
Jim Harper
The camel's nose may be smaller, but it's still sneaking under the tent.
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