Proposed Directive (Information Systems) Debate
Full Debate: Read Full DebateNeil Carmichael
Main Page: Neil Carmichael (Conservative - Stroud)Department Debates - View all Neil Carmichael's debates with the Home Office
(13 years, 9 months ago)
Commons ChamberMy hon. Friend makes a very important point, and, in striking the right balance, we approach those issues with the rights of the individual’s freedoms and liberties very much at the forefront of this Government’s mind. We believe that the directive is important and will add value, but we will approach those issues with liberty and freedom at the forefront of our mind.
I have been a victim of mobile telephone fraud, so will the directive have the scope to deal with cybercrime in connection with such fraud?
The directive is very much focused on computers and computer systems, rather than on telephones and mobiles, but, as telephone calls and Skype add to computers’ ability to facilitate contact, such communication might be brought within the scope of the directive.