Dutch House of Representatives passes dragnet surveillance bill

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Post by skrebbel » Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 7:51 AM UTC

Dutch House of Representatives passes dragnet surveillance bill
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Re: Dutch House of Representatives passes dragnet surveillance bill

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Post by Ruud-v-A » Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 8:48 AM UTC

For the Dutch people here considering what to vote in the March elections, I made an overview of statements of the parties on privacy and internet freedom: https://goo.gl/roiqVJ

Re: Dutch House of Representatives passes dragnet surveillance bill

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Post by tijs14tijs » Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 8:50 AM UTC

Is there any action we can take against this bill? (I live in the NL)

Re: Dutch House of Representatives passes dragnet surveillance bill

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Post by radicalbyte » Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 8:52 AM UTC

tijs14tijs wrote: post #3

Is there any action we can take against this bill? (I live in the NL)

The local news sites seem obsessed with American politics at the moment, so I assume that everyone is too distracted to notice the power grab.

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Post by NietTim » Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 8:55 AM UTC

radicalbyte wrote: post #4

tijs14tijs wrote: post #3

Is there any action we can take against this bill? (I live in the NL)

The local news sites seem obsessed with American politics at the moment, so I assume that everyone is too distracted to notice the power grab.

How convenient

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Post by arianvanp » Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 8:58 AM UTC

Ruud-v-A wrote: post #2

For the Dutch people here considering what to vote in the March elections, I made an overview of statements of the parties on privacy and internet freedom: https://goo.gl/roiqVJ

Also https://www.privacystemwijzer.nl/ to figure out if your views about privacy align with the views of the parties. Stay informed people!

Re: Dutch House of Representatives passes dragnet surveillance bill

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Post by arianvanp » Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 9:05 AM UTC

tijs14tijs wrote: post #3

Is there any action we can take against this bill? (I live in the NL)

You can mail your senators: http://www.overheidslinks.nl/eerstekamer.htm

They are going to give their critical opinion about the bill now, before it can pass.

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Post by jboynyc » Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 9:22 AM UTC

tijs14tijs wrote: post #3

Is there any action we can take against this bill? (I live in the NL)

It's a young initiative and its focus thus far has mainly been on other issues, but nonetheless, you may want to reach out to Tech Solidarity NL to propose or coordinate actions.

https://www.techsolidarity.nl

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Post by Vinnl » Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 9:38 AM UTC

It's kind of odd that there's no Dutch version of this article (yet)... That said, I'm glad they're standing up for us.

Re: Dutch House of Representatives passes dragnet surveillance bill

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Post by Aeolun » Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 9:41 AM UTC

What is happening there while I'm away?! It seems to get crazier and crazier with every message I hear.

I mean, not US level crazy, but the country I used as an example of how it should be done is gone.