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[ NNSquad ] EU Commissioner Calls For New Tools For Bloggers Living In Dictatorships
EU Commissioner Calls For New Tools For Bloggers Living In Dictatorships
http://j.mp/t1Ek43 (Business Insider)
"She pointed out the Intelligence Support Systems conference being held
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, also this week, is essentially a
marketplace for governments and others interested in surveillance
technology. "We need to get ahead of the curve," she said. "Some
governments curb freedom before the Internet fully arrives there."
Schaake also slammed the U.S. for its proposed "Stop Online Piracy
Act," which would require U.S. telecommunications companies to block
access to foreign-based websites for infringing on U.S. copyrights.
This will "give great incentives to governments like China to do the
same," she said, blocking political speech they don't approve and
arguing that their censorship practices are no different than those in
the West."
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--Lauren--
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