What will happen to Tor after the new German data retention law takes effect?

[Ringo Kamens]

So are the people who vote on this elected representatives like we
have in the US congress and senate or the UK house of commons? The
campaigns look interesting, but I can't read German. I can coordinate
an English campaign for the US/Intl though.
Comrade Ringo Kamens

On 6/14/07, Smuggler <smuggler at kryptohippie.com> wrote:
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> Ringo Kamens wrote:
> > Yeah, and they certainly should get involved with this, although I'm
> > not sure how. This is a dark day for germany. I keep hearing the word
> > draft being thrown around, so I'm guessing this isn't law yet.
>
> Exactly, it is no law yet.
>
> > Has the
> > time for public comment ended? Which german officials can/do stand in
> > the way of this becoming law?
>
> Well, the term "public comment" does not really apply to Germany. Most
> of the talks and discussions that mattered were held without the general
> public taking part (or being invited and/or allowed). The biggest issue
> in the hearings was that some very large telcos are actually in favour
> of the law (esp. DT). Many smaller telco companies wont survive the law
> being passed.
> The majority of the parliament and the "Bundesrat" (Senate kinda) are in
> favour of the law. Only discussion today is how bad it will become and
> when it comes into effect.
>
> > We can get an advocacy campaign running
> > fairly quickly with letters, phone calls, and the whole deal. This is
> > a big issue that could warrant street protests and I'll personally
> > make a visit to my german consulate if there's one within 100 miles of
> > me. If anybody is interested in such a campaign, please email me off
> > list to keep traffic down.
>
> Thank you for wanting to fight for the liberty of Germans.
> There is a project that is very active in that area and needs support:
> http://www.vorratsdatenspeicherung.de/
> http://www.pledgebank.com/akvorrat
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