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Cybercrime
Dutch hacking proposal puts citizens at risk
The police should be allowed to hack into mobile phones and computers, even when these are located abroad. This is proposed by the Dutch government on May 2nd of 2013. While this appears to be a powerful asset for law enforcement, in reality it creates unnecessary vulnerabilities for citizens. Also, the proposal ignores several alternative […]
Improving cybersecurity
In response to serious information security incidents, we see the development of cybersecurity policy becoming more and more urgent. However, a vision of what such policy must include is still lacking. Bits of Freedom believes that we can significantly improve our cybersecurity through smart and focused measures. We have therefore drafted a paper that sets out […]
International coalition calls for withdrawal of Dutch hacking plans
An international coalition of more than 40 civil rights organizations and security experts is “gravely concerned” about a Dutch proposal to break into foreign computers and search and delete data. In a letter handed over by Dutch digital rights organization Bits of Freedom to the minister of Security & Justice yesterday, the coalition urgently calls […]
The "Virtual Schengen Border" or "Great Firewall of Europe"
During a meeting in February 2011 of the Council of the European Union’s Law Enforcement Working Party (LEWP), a disturbing proposal was tabled to create a “Great Firewall of Europe” by blocking “illicit” web material at the borders of the bloc with the intention to “to propose concrete measures towards creating a single secure European […]