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EU ruling states no filtering for ISPs
Matt - November 25th, 2011 10:30 AM
Tags: content filtering, isp, privacy
We’ve been hearing alot about whether ISPs should have the right to filter certain websites, that it deems violate piracy and copyright laws and others, in certain countries. Well, the European Court of Justice has just ruled that ISPs do not have the right to do so, making this a massive win for privacy evangelists.
The European court decided to step in when they heard about a Belgian court ruling that an internet filtering system could be used on local ISPs.
Eventually, a verdict was made, which was that a content filter in place by an ISP would cost too much to install and the consumers’ privacy would be violated too much as well.
The ECj said this regarding the verdict: “EU law precludes an injunction made against an internet service provider requiring it to install a system for filtering all electronic communications passing via its services which applies indiscriminately to all its customers, as a preventive measure, exclusively at its expense and for an unlimited period.”
“Such an injunction could potentially undermine freedom of information since that system might not distinguish adequately between unlawful content and lawful content with the result that its introduction could lead to the blocking of lawful communications.”
Would you swing in favour of the ISP content filtering system or against it? Let us know in the comments section below.
