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'Skype or even Firefox might be declared illegal in Europe if they are not certified by an administrative authority', Foundation for a Free Internet Infrastructure (FFII)

The EU are voting on matters which will have an impact on our civil liberties say digital rights activists.

"Among the amendments are calls to enact a Europe-wide "three strikes" law. This would see users banned from the web if they fail to heed three warnings that they are suspected of putting copyrighted works on file-sharing networks.

In addition it bestows powers on governments to decide which programs can be "lawfully" used on the internet. "

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