Kylie-From Germany

Hugh Milward- From England

While I really do not have a clear cut answer to your questions I still find myself leaning in one direction more than the other. I might be more liberal right now with my views toward Internet security. In one of my classes last year we covered how the Internet has opened new doors to make money, like the market over the Internet. We did discuss the implications of the state involving itself in the market, I totally disagree with that. I think the only way a state should involve itself in regulating the Internet is in specific cases where viruses may affect large numbers of people and destroy computers or people’s ability to use them. So right now, for the most part, I believe the state should keep out of regulating the Internet. I do not know how the government here could regulate anything over the Internet fairly, it’s too big.

The benefits of this information to protecting national security should be clearly demonstrated. So far, the Government is working on the basis that it believes that data retention rules are essential for maintaining national security. However, ISOC England would like to be convinced of the benefits of data retention. Due to the ability of criminal elements of society to avoid the UK’s jurisdiction by using, for example, international ISPs, web-based email accounts and satellite telephones to cover paths, we are not convinced that the type of information required will have any real affect on national security.