Abstract :
At the "Computers, Freedom, and Privacy (CFP) Conference held in Berkeley, California, the spotlight was on the twin weights of national security and personal liberty - with technology the fulcrum on which all turns. It highlights included sessions devoted to the new international cybercrime treaty, a global crusade to spread technology to underdeveloped nations, laws meant to block illegal sites at the IP-address level, and wiretapping voice-over-IP (VoIP) communications.
Keywords :
Internet; computer crime; data privacy; legislation; telecommunication security; IP-address level; illegal site blocking; international cybercrime treaty; national security; personal liberty; privacy; voice-over-IP communication; Computer crime; Costs; Councils; Europe; Internet telephony; Law enforcement; Legislation; National security; Privacy; Social implications of technology;
