The French government department that examines the data privacy implications of new legislation is refusing to sign off on the country’s tough new « three strikes » law until it gets more information about what data will be retained… and how.
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Until it gets it, the law is on hold. The government appears ready to provide CNIL with the information it wants, so HADOPI will probably be up and running within a few months.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/france-three-strikes-law-delayed-by-govts-own-data-watchdog.ars