Surveillance and security in the information society

The speaker which was normally scheduled (Caspar Bowden) have had to cancel his speech because a ski accident

Chris Bailey (APC ) is involved of most of the discussion and working group about the privacy problems. He was involved to write a report on Echelon for APC (read the report). He's, too, part of the project of: " The Civil Society Internet Rights Project (CSIR)" http://www.gn.apc.org/action/csir/.

There is a risk that new Internet surveillance powers will not be effective against terrorism or organized crime. Yet limited safeguards and democratic oversight may not be adequate to protect the innocent and law-abiding.

Could these security measures in fact be counter productive and threaten the freedom which they seek to protect?

Overview:

• Internet surveillance laws, data retention and human rights: which borders?
• Council of Europe Cybercrime convention: how are we going to be affected?
• Copyright laws : how to kill creativity and research?
• Surveillance and control: do you agree all you mouse click to be watched?

Usefull link:

Council of Europe Cybercrime convention: click here!
Copyright Website: www.benedict.com/
Internet Rights Europe: www.internetrights.info
www.it.kth.se/~aep/