1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comThe_root_of_all_evil Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/therootofallevil/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ET91fkj0TW"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/eu-isps-forced-to-snoop-on-you/">EU ISPs Forced to Snoop On You</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/eu-isps-forced-to-snoop-on-you/embed/#?secret=ET91fkj0TW" width="600" height="338" title="“EU ISPs Forced to Snoop On You” — The Escapist" data-secret="ET91fkj0TW" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> As of today, a new directive (PDF) is forcing European ISPs to keep details of user e-mails, website visits and ‘net phone calls. In the wake of the London bombings of 2005, a new directive has been drawn up that requires European ISPs to keep track of users’ web movements, although not the content, for up to 12 months. The directive itself has already come under major fire from many ISPs and even some European countries though. Jim Killock, the executive director of the Open Rights Group, criticized what he called a “crazy directive” with pertinent information on how it […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/55/55077.jpg