Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs Post and
Telecommunications, March 2003. On pages 351-402 there are 4 interesting
European country reports (Denmark, Finland, France and the UK), coordinated by
EDRI-member Privacy International. The authors are quite pessimistic about the
adequacy of privacy enhancing technology.
"European data protection laws in general, arguably the most advanced in terms
of recognizing the importance of adequate data protection, have done little to
prevent the spread of DNA testing, the use of identity cards, workplace
surveillance, police powers, intrusion by tax authorities, Internet snooping and
national security surveillance of civilian communications in the countries that
comprise the European Union."
Publication of second annual report on cyberspace : "The
Internet under Surveillance - Obstacles to the free flow of information online"
..(Reporters sans frontiers: 19/06/2003)
The Internet is the bane of all dictatorial regimes, but even in democracies,
new anti-terrorism laws have tightened government control of it and undermined
the principle of protecting journalistic sources. This report is about attitudes
to the Internet by the powerful in 60 countries, between spring 2001 and spring
2003. The preface is by Vinton G. Cerf, who is often called the "father" of the
Internet.
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=7280
