Jennifer Baker reporting from IDG News: "Where law enforcement agencies would traditionally have tackled the problem of illegal online content, more powers are being given to ISPs in the name of industry self-regulation, according to a study by the organization European Digital Rights (EDRI). That trend is likely to become stronger with increasing "extra-judicial sanctions" against consumers, EDRI said."
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Related topics: Access Providers, Censorship, Internet Governance, Law
http://www.pcworld.com/article/217747/isps_are_the_new_secret_police_says_report.html
Subliminal messages in titles? "blackmailers", "secret police", "eavesdroppers" .. ISPs are such a mean, bad crowd.
mind-boggling isn't it! Especially when we see this post on CircleId pointing out correctly that governments are the ones we have to fear in this regard.