EU working group produces the stupidest set of proposed Internet rules in the entire history of the human race

Clean IT – Leak shows plans for large-scale, undemocratic surveillance of all communications | EDRI
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A leaked document from the #CleanIT project shows just how far internal discussions in that initiative have drifted away from its publicly stated aims, as well as the most fundamental legal rules that underpin European democracy and the rule of law.

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EU working group produces the stupidest set of proposed Internet rules in the entire history of the human race - Boing Boing
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EU working group produces the stupidest set of proposed Internet rules in the entire history of the human race
By Cory Doctorow at 10:59 pm Tuesday, Sep 25

Cleansing the Internet of Terrorism: Leaked EU Proposal Would Erode Civil Liberties | Electronic Frontier Foundation
►https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/09/cleansing-internet-terrorism-leaked-eu-proposal-would-erode-civil-liberties

The project, dubbed CleanIT, is funded by the European Commission (EC) to the tune of more than $400,000 and, it would appear, aims to eradicate the Internet of terrorism.