Dataretention is no solution

August 4th, 2005

Please sign the petition

I call upon the European Commission and the European Parliament to examine the proposal for data retention very critically and uphold the protection of human rights, including privacy, in these difficult times.

The Western media bitches about China and the internet and how internet data has to be retained for 60 days. At the same time, the EU proposes a data retention of phone data for one year and internet data for half a year of 450 million Europeans. Make sure Europe does not turn into a Big Brother police state.

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book and sword : gratitude and revenge

is the first novel written by Jin Yong. The protagonist is Chan Ka Lok, who is the leader of the Red Flower Society. The book title refers to Ka Lok being famous for being well-versed in culture and martial arts, but also for having to make a difficult ethical decision. My father named me and my brother after him.

The subtitle is from a poem Desiderata