Re: UKNM: EU Internet VAT

[Stefan Magdalinski]

Sam Michel wrote:

>

> Eeek...anyone else spot this on Tornado Insider?

>

> http://www.tornado-insider.com/closeup/vat.asp

>

> Maybe I'm just catching up with the pack, unless I'm mistaken this seems

to

> me like building a Ferrari and then limiting the speed to 15 mph. Will a

> European-wide value-added tax undermine the huge strides in ecommerce

> development that are taking place?


in my view, not as much as the Regulation of Investigatory Powers bill:


ISPs (and potentially anyone running a website, or any other service)

mandated to install (and pay for) a GCHQ Black Box on their network. And

worse yet, their remit is expanded to include interception 'in the

interests of the economic well-being of Britain' i.e. industrial

espionage against foreign companies.


so if you were a big US firm wishing to expand into Europe, would you

put your boxes in Britain, or Ireland or Germany where they're

legislating *against* this? Will you have faith in using the net for

commercially sensitive communications, when you know that every british

ISP it travels across is compromised.


This isn't just about a bunch of civil liberties nutters getting upset.

This legislation will have a direct negative impact on our entire

industry.


so do something about it: start by faxing your MP, using STAND's

web-to-fax gateway.


http://www.stand.org.uk


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