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When it comes to computer privacy, nascent move by European regulators to change data retention policies is a harbinger of what will happen this side of the Atlantic.

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by verice April 7, 2008 5:16 PM PDT
Unless someone is paying for a static IP, their IP address is NOT their personal information
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by MyRightEye April 7, 2008 5:35 PM PDT
And you just revealed your complete ignorance about all things Internet.

Yep.
by swamp_rat1967 April 10, 2008 5:28 PM PDT
Europe has suffered under Hitler, Stalin etc. These guys were monsters who used people's personal information to destroy them. So, Europe is a bit more sensitive to privacy issues than we are. Hopefully, we'll never go through the traumas that they have. But, the current administration makes me wonder.
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