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this is a necessary step forward if we want to create a borderless union where you can't trust your neighbours.
by return1 7y ago
this is a necessary step forward if we want to create a borderless union where you can't trust your neighbours.
- raxxorrax 7y agoUnderrated criticism. The EU currently isn't going in the direction of a borderless union. 15 years ago, I would have thought that a sad development. Currently not so sure anymore. Legislation from EU bodies has been abysmal the last 10 years, not only relating digital spaces.
- Mirioron 7y agoMore than 10 years. Don't forget the Data Retention Act that required ISPs to keep logs of every single IP you visit and collect it in a database.
- raxxorrax 7y agoHow could I forget. People start asking for VPN, even non-techies. I still believe it to be illegal. But many rules were already broken...
- Mirioron 7y agoIt was found to be illegal. The ECJ struck it down in 2014: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-area-of-justice-and-fundamental-rights/file-data-retention-directive http://www.europarl.europa.eu/legislative-train/theme-area-o... It doesn't mean that there can't be national legislation that does something similar "for fighting crime" though.