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Council of Europe "cybercrime" treaty being reworked

Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 09:59:15 -0500
To: politech@politechbot.com
Subject: FC: Council of Europe "cybercrime" treaty being reworked
From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>

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Background:
http://www.politechbot.com/p-01136.html
http://www.politechbot.com/p-01431.html
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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,40134,00.html


             Cybercrime Treaty Draft: Take 23
             Reuters

             7:00 a.m. Nov. 13, 2000 PST
             PARIS -- The world's first cybercrime treaty is
             being hastily redrafted after Internet lobby groups
             assailed it as a threat to human rights that could
             have "a chilling effect on the free flow of
             information and ideas."

             The Council of Europe, a 41-nation human rights
             watchdog based in Strasbourg drawing up the
             treaty, plans to issue a new draft late this week
             to clarify passages that led to what it sees as
             serious misunderstandings, a senior official said.

             [...] 




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