Re: EU data retention - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: EU data retention
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Msg-id 43A06724.8070100@commandprompt.com
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In response to EU data retention  (Mike Ellsworth <nhrcommu@rochester.rr.com>)
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Mike Ellsworth wrote:

> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4527840.stm
>
> I may be confusing myself.  Hopefully this doesn't mean that a user in
> the EU connected to website/ PostgreSQL in the US (as a user) will
> require some sort of monstrous logging system on all user activity
> within an account.
> Can someone on the EU side of the water clarify .... has Big Brother
> arrived?


The EU can not require there laws be placed on US jurisdiction without
some kind of treaty or agreement.

Of course it probably isn't that far fetched that an agreement like that
would happen ;)

Go stupid governments.

Joshua D. Drake

>
> Thanks,
> Mike E.
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