 | INTERNET LAW - EU Amendment of the Framework Decision on Combating Internet Terrorism, 18 April 2008 |
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008
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| | The EU formally agreed on April 18th in Brussels to an Amendment establishing for all 27 EU member states a standardized criminal definition for the crime of incitement of terrorism on the Internet.
Legislation fighting terrorism is already in place, but did not specifically focus on the Internet. The amendment, in keeping with already existent legislation covering acts of terrorism have further outlined what the acts are sanctioned.
Some committee members were concerned about civil liberties aspects, while others demanded a strong and robust defense of democracy and the rights of freedom of speech. The Commission was looking to revise existing EU counter-terrorist policies and to provide a common legal framework and a common definition of terrorist offenses.
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| INTERNET LAW - Another Cyber Attack Hits Europe |
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| | Editor, Maricelle Ruiz, IBLS Director – Europe
Monday, June 18, 2007
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| | When Estonia suffered a series of cyber attacks in recent months, US official John Negroponte told the Financial Times: “We need to prepare ourselves because this is likely only to become more of an issue in the future.” Well, the future is here. And the wave of cyber attacks has moved from Eastern to Western Europe. It has recently been disclosed that around the time Estonia was under cyber attack, an important Spanish domain-registration company was also waging a battle against unknown cyber pirates. The Cyber Terrorism Division of the Spanish Police is investigating the incident. If identified, the hackers involved could be prosecuted for blackmailing a company to prevent the disclosure of confidential information. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - An Explosion in Cyber crime Sets off Alarms in Europe |
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| | Editor, Maricelle Ruiz, IBLS Director – Europe
Monday, June 04, 2007
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| | A video circulates on the Internet linking several individuals accused of the largest terrorist attack in Europe, the 2004 Madrid train bombings, to the incident. It is attributed to Iraqi-based, terrorist organization Ansar el Islam. The video shows pictures of an alleged planner and several of the suspected executers of the attack. It also shows graphic images of the attack and its aftermath as well as maps of the Madrid train system and of Al-Andalus, the area of the Iberian Peninsula governed by Muslims centuries ago. This video and similar websites are said to be used by terrorists to recruit supporters for their cause. The European Union wants Member States, third countries and the private sector to join forces to put an end to the use of cyberspace for criminal purposes, including the incitement to terrorism. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - Terrorism on the Internet: another Border to Protect one Country’s Sovereignty |
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| | Martha L. Arias, IBLS Director.
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
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| | “The Internet is a weapon in the hands of our extremist enemies,” Senator Joe Lieberman, (I-Conn.) chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said after the Senate’s review of a recent report on how terrorists are using the Internet to spread their radicalism. At the beginning of May this year, the Senate Homeland Security Committee engaged in a deep analysis of how the Internet is being used by terrorist organizations to express their prejudice against the United States. This analysis included reviewing a recent report prepared on this subject, listening to the testimony of several Internet experts and the drafting the United States’ response to this practice.
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| INTERNET LAW - Let the Sun Set on PATRIOT Section 505 - National Security Letters (NSLs) |
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| | IBLS Contributor: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Press Releases, www.eff.org.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
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| | Imagine if the FBI could, with only a piece of paper signed by the special agent in charge of your local FBI office, demand detailed information about your private Internet communications directly from your ISP, webmail service, or other communications provider. Imagine that it could do this:
without court review or approval;
without you being suspected of a crime; and
without ever having to tell you that it happened.
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| INTERNET LAW - Threats and Implications of Cyber Terrorism |
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Thursday, March 08, 2007
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| | The potential for mass destruction as a result of cyber terrorism is a serious concern in the modern world. Cyber terrorists have at their disposal a wide variety of tactics they can use to injure their targets. Computers are an integral part of modern life in the world. However, with this technology has come a threat of its use as a weapon of terrorism. Cyber terrorists use a variety of tactics to cause fear and panic in others. Their motives are often to simply create terror, although money also motivates cyber terrorists to attack. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - More terrorists use the Internet for daily operations |
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| | Editor, Maricelle Ruiz, IBLS Director -- Middle East
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
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| | The use of the Internet by terrorists has skyrocketed in the past nine years, says Cyberterrorism expert Gabriel Weimann, adding that the number of websites operated by terrorist organizations has increased from 12 in 1998 to more than 4,800 today. [More...] |
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| INTERNET LAW - The Invisible War on Terrorism |
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Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - Study: Iraqi Insurgents' Web Skills Boost Communications, Confidence |
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Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - EGYPT: Activists condemn curbs on internet |
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Thursday, May 04, 2006
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| INTERNET LAW - EGYPT: Rights groups slam interior ministers’ call to close websites |
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Thursday, May 04, 2006
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