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Date: 2000-07-13
UK: Allianz gegen RIP-Bill
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Gegen das Überwachungsgesetz RIP hat sich eine bunte &
breite Allianz zusammengefunden, die von Amnesty
International über die wichtigsten Gewerkschaften,
Industrievertreter bis zu den "usual suspects" aus dem
Cyber/libertären Lager reicht.
Hintergrund
http://service.quintessenz.at/cgi-bin/htsearch?method=and&format=builtin-long&config=quisse&restrict=&exclude=&sort=score&words=RIP&submit=Suchen
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relayed by David Banisar <[email protected]> via Global
Internet Liberty Campaign <[email protected]>
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This letter is being introduced in the House of Lords
tomorrow. Its a rare day when Amnesty Intl, Article 19 and
the Countryside Alliance (the people who organize large
marches for fox hunting in London), along with many of the
major trade unions, and doctors groups in a single letter.
An online petition will start shortly on this.
Dave
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OPEN LETTER CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF
INVESTIGATORY POWERS BILL
We wish to express our opposition to the UK government's
Regulation of Investigatory Powers (RIP) bill.
We agree that the government has a duty to protect public
safety, but the RIP bill is neither an acceptable nor a
responsible means of achieving this goal. We are deeply
concerned that the bill will inhibit the development of the
Internet and e-commerce, while creating a range of onerous
and unfair impositions on individuals, organisations and
companies.
The bill substantially increases the power of law enforcement
and security agencies, and yet provides wholly inadequate
measures for authorisation and oversight. The ability of
Government to demand decryption keys creates a dangerous
precedent which will affect the rights of all computer users.
Surveillance of website visits will undermine confidence in the
Internet as a means of communication.
We urge the government to withdraw the bill. Any subsequent
legislation should, at the very least, provide stringent
limitations and oversight to ensure that it does not violate the
rights to liberty, fair trial, freedom of expression, freedom of
association, and privacy.
SIGNED (at 11th June 2000)
Privacy International
Amnesty International
The Telecommunications Managers Association
John Wadham, director Liberty
Professor J Stuart Horner University of Central Lancashire
Index on Censorship
The Countryside Alliance
Professor Ian Angell, London School of Economics
Tony Bunyan Editor, Statewatch
Professor Michael Pidd President, Operational Research
Society
Manufacturing, Science & Finance Union
Professor Michael Pringle, chairman Royal College of
General Practitioners
Esther Dyson, chairman, EDventure Holdings
Helen Bamber, director Medical Foundation for the Care of
Victims of Torture
Professor George Alberti
Claire Rayner, Patients Association
Richard Blair
Feminists Against Censorship
Consumers International
Caspar Bowden, director Foundation for Information Policy
Research
Campaign Against Censorship of the Internet in Britain
Christine Hancock, General Secretary Royal College of
Nursing
UK UNIX Users Group
Dr Margaret Jones Brook Advisory Centres
Dr Fleur Fisher, Chairman, BMA Foundation for AIDS
Frances D'Souza CMG
Poptel
The Broadcasting Entertainment Cinematography and
Theatre Union
Dr Brian Gladman
First Tuesday
Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK)
Frances Blunden, Director Prevention of Professional Abuse
Network
GreenNet
The National Union of Journalists
Article 19
Relatives for Justice, Northern Ireland
Campaign Against the Arms Trade
The Society of Editors
Simon Moores Chairman, The Research Group
Charter 88
UNISON
Mark Thomas Vera Productions
The Internet Society (England)
The Future Trust
Peter Tatchell OutRage!
Mike Slocombe urban75
Campaign for Freedom of Information
Duncan Campbell
Roger Goss Director, Patient Concern
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