Tomorrow, adverts in the Times, Guardian and Facebook will call on MPs to make sure the Digital Economy Bill receives full debate, rather than being rushed through ‘wash-up’.
The adverts were paid for by donations from the 20,000 people who emailed their MPs through 38 Degrees website.
As MPs eat their cornflakes, they will be asked if they are prepared to go against the wishes of thousands of voters, and pass this Bill without full debate and scrutiny.
The Bill grants powers for website blocking and disconnection of citizens for copyright infringement, which need scrutiny.
Disconnection is inappropriate and draconian. People use the internet for work, education and free speech. You cannot take that away without a very serious reason. Copyright infringement allegations are not on that scale.
The Bill needs to be fully debated and scrutinised. MPs and Parliament have duties and rights. What a way to begin an election, ramming through draconian legislation without full debate.
Olaf:
Apr 06, 2010 at 01:02 PM
Hello,
I am part of the EU Commission's eYouGuide team. While searching for relevant websites providing useful information on online security I came across this blog entry. I thought that you might want to know about the EU Commission's eYouGuide as it contains some useful info on the subject: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/eyouguide/navigation/index_en.htm?mid=privacy
(The eYouGuide site sets out the online rights of European consumers, covering issues as diverse as protecting online privacy, buying online safely or handling spam.)
Best regards,
Olaf
eYouGuide team
Anonymous:
Apr 05, 2010 at 08:03 PM
I'm not sure I really understand what 'washup' means.
Is that like homework you do for your 'give us a sweet and I'll be your best mate' mate you can't really be bothered with or understand so, if you are clev, you scribble a few words on a bit of paper, feed it through the dog and then ask your Mum for a note to let you off long distance running before handing it over to teacher?