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[Billy Clark]

Dear all

I thought Statewatch an interesting model for potential development or direction, and wondered if those meeting up on Thursday - who don't know of it - would like a look.

Billy

Statewatch News Online, 10 March 2003
<http://www.statewatch.org/news/index.html>

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1. EU suspends negotiations with USA on judicial agreements
see: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2003/mar/05useusus.htm

2. UK: Terror policing brings many arrests but few charges
see: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2003/mar/06arrests.htm

3. EU data protection chair calls for US access to passenger details to be
postponed
see: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2003/mar/02usdata.htm

4.  Direct access to personal details of EU passengers: How US Customs
bounced the European Commission into a quick decision: see:
http://www.statewatch.org/news/2003/mar/02usdata2.htm

5. EU: Majority of governments introducing data retention of communications:
- nine states adopting data retention laws so far
- ten out of 15 governments favour a "harmonsing" EU measure on data
retention
- Ireland heads the table with data retention for 3 years

see: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2003/jan/12eudatret.htm

6. Gothenburg, June 2001: report on the trials
see: http://www.statewatch.org/news/2003/mar/04goth.htm
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