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Data Retention Postponed As Expected
Privacy
Privacy
As expected and hoped, data retention was postponed through a constitutional safeguard in Swedish Parliament today. This means that one year must pass until it can be brought to a new vote.
Given all the emerging criticism against the data retention directive, and that the primary justification has been “we have to” for the coward politicians that aren’t respectable enough to stand up for the decisions they are making, I am hopeful that this will be the beginning of the end for a dark era of citizen-hostile policymaking.
Now, time off for a glass of wine to celebrate. Then, off to a debate panel.
About The Author: Rick Falkvinge
Rick is the founder of the first Pirate Party and is a political evangelist, traveling around Europe and the world to talk and write about ideas of a sensible information policy. He has a tech entrepreneur background and loves whisky.
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