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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 24. July | 94 comments (94 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Because it's directly linked to privacy issues, given that the US asks for tons of personal information from EU citizens, and wants the right to pass over all that data to all of their law enforcement agencies, something which is illegal in most European countries.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (jeromeguillet@yahoo.fr) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 05:59:02 AM EST
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Re: Why a priority? (none / 1)

The Council has demonstrated at every turn on this issue that they don't care about data protection.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 06:45:16 AM EST
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Re: Why a priority? (4.00 / 2)

That would be a fair priority for us, because we're concerned about it. But is the EU worried? I don't see it.

When locusts move on, they leave nothing behind

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Jul 24th, 2008 at 01:02:02 PM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 24. July | 94 comments (94 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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