13 Jun 08


First, the paper points out the slippery slope facing FRA when it comes to interpreting just how far the agency’s powers are extended by changing its mandate from monitoring “external military threats” to monitoring “external threats” of all kinds.

“The term is so diffuse that it becomes open for free interpretation. The other ‘external threats’ named—such as migration flows, epidemics, and oil spills—illustrate this,” writes GP.

“No matter how many threats are taken into consideration, it’s nevertheless doubtful that they are really so great that they legitimize the infringement on privacy which is now upon us.”

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29.07.2008


Russia is worried that a new telecoms law in Sweden may interfere with its telephone traffic as the law allows Swedish intelligence agencies to monitor international phone and internet use to combat terrorism, Russia Today TV channel reports. It adds that four out of five international phone calls from Russia are routed through Sweden.

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