Egypt announces Internet crime initiative

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Friday, January 5, 2007

Egypt intends to launch an international initiative to fight misuse of the internet. This statement was made by Egypt's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal Affairs Abdel Aziz Seif el-Nasr.

The idea lies in implementing a long-term international cooperation plan that concerns suppressing the activity of criminals and other groups that use World Wide Web for promoting their interests.

Abdel Aziz Seif el-Nasr stated that soon Egypt will take necessary steps to present the idea on the international arena. He also outlined the fact that the plan for fighting cyber-crime stipulates the introduction of new rules for Internet users.

Sources

• "Egypt Fights Cyber-Terrorism". Yepeoo.com, January 5, 2007
• "Cyberterrorists Will Be Banned from the Internet". Gadget4Boys, January 5, 2007
  

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