At any other time, a gathering of privacy mavens, policy-makers and legal experts in Paris might make for an interesting if laidback discussion on the ethical niceties of balancing national security and personal privacy. In the aftermath of the terrorist . . .
At any other time, a gathering of privacy mavens, policy-makers and legal experts in Paris might make for an interesting if laidback discussion on the ethical niceties of balancing national security and personal privacy. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on the United States, such debates have taken on an intensity and urgency that two weeks and 3,500 miles of ocean cannot diminish.

French President Jacques Chirac set the tone for delegates at the 23rd International Conference of Data Protection Commissioners, telling them to "respect freedom of thought, but don't let the Internet become the tool of the enemies of liberty and human dignity."

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