Internet service providers (ISPs) will face a crippling financial burden if forced to adapt their IT systems to comply with the government's proposals for modernising the law on wire-tapping, warned ISP associations today.
The draft proposal claims the obligation on operators to erase and make traffic data anonymous "seriously obstructs" criminal investigations. The documents reveal the Council of the European Union has given its backing to plans permitting the...
All sides in the debate accept the police should be able to apply to monitor communications related to terrorist or serious criminal investigations. However, despite the reference to national security, explicit demands are made in the amendments to...
The Commission issued just four enforcement notices, the strongest weapon it has in its armoury to stop misuse of data. She said: "These initiatives have led to a noticeable shift in the balance between respect for an individual's private life and...
In August, the US Department of Justice made arrests in five states on charges of criminal copyright infringement in an action dubbed Operation Digital Gridlock, while the FBI and US Postal inspectors announced that more than 103 arrests were made...
Law enforcement and other agencies must be creative in identifying additional skilled individuals to support netcrime investigations. The report stated: "The continuing emergence of new opportunities for offending requires a broadening of the...