EURIM e-Crime Working GroupIntroduction and Terms of Reference Meeting Details, Agendas, Tabled Papers and Minutes Group Outputs (Papers and Briefings) Other Relevant Documents & Links Working Drafts (Restricted Access)
Introduction and Terms of ReferenceThe group objectives are to secure action to set the agenda for a cross-cutting national strategy to address e-crime and the fear of e-crime, to provide business and consumers with the same level of protection and redress on-line as off-line and to make the UK the safest place to do business on-line. Over 10% of the population of the world, including half
that of developed nations like the United Kingdom now use the
Internet - so does a similar proportion of the criminals: to
automate the search for victims, achieve economies of scale in
committing old crime and to invent new ones. There is general agreement that the same rule of
law should apply on-line as off-line and the remit of this group is
to identity political actions necessary to make the Internet as safe
for your business, your family and yourself as the industrial
estate, playground or high street. Recent
activities have included work on secure electronic commerce
and personal identity and culminated in a call for a national
strategy (see
EURIM Briefing 34). The follow up work on electronic commerce is being
done in co-operation with the Electronic-Regulatory Alliance and
that on Personal Identity is being handled by a separate work group.
(hot link) The prime focus of this group is a joint programme with the Institute of Public Policy Research on "Partnership Policing for the Information Society" . This programme is wholly funded by the participating EURIM members. Forward
Programme
The
next priority (Spring 2004) is to revise the working paper on "Reducing
Opportunities for E-Crime", in the light of
subsequent feedback and to produce one or more discussion papers for
publication. Among the topics to be covered are the way in which
existing products and services are promoted and used and the means
of securing the changes necessary to reduce vulnerability at all
levels, from the supply chains of large suppliers and users through
the growing networks of always-on small firms to domestic customers
and their families. We
also need to ensure that the cross-cutting strategy is indeed
announced and implemented. Revision
of the paper on Legal Issues has been postponed until after the report of
the All Party Internet Group enquiry into reform of the Computer Mis-Use
Act (expected in June 2004) A short briefing paper for MPs is also being produced on the issues raised in Early Day Motions 583 and 588. These called for action to close down corrupting internet sites, prevent "gross abuse" of the Internet and requesting the Home Secretary to ensure better co-operation from the international law enforcement agencies. The group is looking at how to address these issues in co-operation with groups like the Internet Watch Foundation and expects to include relevant recommendations in the next round of papers within the EURIM-IPPR study.
Meeting Details, Agendas, Tabled
Papers and Minutes
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