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==FRApedia== | == FRApedia == | ||
FRApedia is a wiki in the Swedish language for concerned citizens who have no desire of being eavesdropped by the Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA). | FRApedia is a wiki in the Swedish language for concerned citizens who have no desire of being eavesdropped by the Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA). | ||
==The FRA law== | == The FRA law == | ||
The '''FRA law''' (''FRA-lagen'' in Swedish) is the common name for legislation with the stated purpose of fighting terrorism in Sweden, including a new {{tag|law}} put forward by the government as well as several modifications to existing laws, formally called '''proposition 2006/07:63 – En anpassad försvarsunderrättelseverksamhet''' (proposition 2006/07:63 – An intelligence agency accommodation). The law, taking effect in 2009, gives the Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA, Swedish ''Försvarets radioanstalt'') the right to intercept all internet exchange points that exchange traffic that crosses Swedish borders, though experts argue that it is impossible to differentiate between international traffic, and traffic between Swedes.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7463333.stm] | The '''FRA law''' (''FRA-lagen'' in Swedish) is the common name for legislation with the stated purpose of fighting terrorism in Sweden, including a new {{tag|law}} put forward by the government as well as several modifications to existing laws, formally called '''proposition 2006/07:63 – En anpassad försvarsunderrättelseverksamhet''' (proposition 2006/07:63 – An intelligence agency accommodation). The law, taking effect in 2009, gives the Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA, Swedish ''Försvarets radioanstalt'') the right to intercept all internet exchange points that exchange traffic that crosses Swedish borders, though experts argue that it is impossible to differentiate between international traffic, and traffic between Swedes.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7463333.stm] | ||
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The law has been criticized as violating some of the most fundamental principles of democracy, e.g. that a person is innocent until proven otherwise, but also Article 12 in the [http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html Universal Declaration of Human Rights] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_8_ECHR Article 8] of the European Convention on Human Rights. | The law has been criticized as violating some of the most fundamental principles of democracy, e.g. that a person is innocent until proven otherwise, but also Article 12 in the [http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html Universal Declaration of Human Rights] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Article_8_ECHR Article 8] of the European Convention on Human Rights. | ||
==International support== | == International support == | ||
Visitors outside Sweden who want to support the fight for our privacy may contribute in several ways. | Visitors outside Sweden who want to support the fight for our privacy may contribute in several ways. | ||
*Write about the law and the fight in the media of your choice. | * Write about the law and the fight in the media of your choice. | ||
*Spread the knowledge and use of encryption practices and anonymization practices. | * Spread the knowledge and use of encryption practices and anonymization practices. | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
*[http://frapedia.se/wiki/Kronologisk_lista_%C3%B6ver_engelska_nyhetsartiklar_om_FRA-lagen List of news articles in English about the FRA law] | * [http://frapedia.se/wiki/Kronologisk_lista_%C3%B6ver_engelska_nyhetsartiklar_om_FRA-lagen List of news articles in English about the FRA law] | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.riksdagen.se/templates/R_PageExtended____16402.aspx Summary of the Law in English] | * [http://www.riksdagen.se/templates/R_PageExtended____16402.aspx Summary of the Law in English] | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law Wikipedia article] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRA_law Wikipedia article] | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSF2bJWwDCQ FRA-critical song in Swedish with English subtitles] | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSF2bJWwDCQ FRA-critical song in Swedish with English subtitles] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
This text was edited by a copy from http://frapedia.se/wiki/Information_in_English | This text was edited by a copy from http://frapedia.se/wiki/Information_in_English | ||
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