Writing conference papers

... as usual in the last minute. I've now finally finished my two papers for Linux Kongress 2005 next month.

The DocBook source to those papers should however be a good starting point for reference documentation to {nf_,nfnetlink_,libnfnetlink_}{log,queue}.

Also, in the good spirit of recycling papers, I'll make a Datenschleuder article on RFID and biometric Passports from my librfid/libmrtd paper.

Let's hope I can get some real work done tomorrow.

Data retention is no solution

One year after Germany decided not to have a national law on data retention, the European Union moves towards data retention legislation.

Apparently now the European Commission and the European Council are both competing with proposals for a directive on mandatory data retention of all telecommunication meta-data for up to three years. Meta-data includes MAC addresses, IP addresses, Email addresses, phone numbers, IMEI numbers, location of the base station from which a mobile system initiated the call, and many more (it's a two page listing!).

If you are a EU citizen and think that data retention is invasive, disproportionate and violates the European Constitution on Human Rights, please sign this petition at dataretentionisnosolution.com.