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Bill: Privacy Act of October 2250
Details
Submitted by[?]: Liberal Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: September 2251
Description[?]:
| A bill to protect privacy by allowing individuals to refuse to give information on demand. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Right to privacy.
Old value:: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Current: Individuals have a right to privacy, but the courts can force individuals to give information on certain matters if needed. (also known as Habeas Data).
Proposed: Individuals have a right to privacy, to keep records and information for themselves.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:07:37, July 08, 2006 CET | From |  Iqembu Sokusebenzisana Yeningi | To | Debating the Privacy Act of October 2250 |
| Message | The IPC is concerned that such broad privacy legislation might interfere with criminal proceedings. How can trials be held if no one may be legaly required to disclose any information they don't wish to? Provisionally, and with hope for a debate, we vote against. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 148 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 349 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 102 |
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| Random quote: "Soldiers who are not afraid of guns, bombs, capture, torture or death say they are afraid of homosexuals. Clearly we should not be used as soldiers; we should be used as weapons." - Letter to the editor, the Advocate |