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There has been large and on-going coverage of the leaks made by the NSA contractor Edward Snowden and the revelations regarding collection of huge amounts of telephony and internet data by the US and UK’s intelligence services. This has further escalated the debate about the over-reach of the intelligence services’ mandate in the “War on Terror”, its proportionality and its effect on privacy.
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As the monsoon in the NW Indian Ocean begins to subside and the weather once again becomes conducive to the operation of small pirate skiffs, the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has urged Masters not to be complacent as they transit the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
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London, 15 July 2013 – Somali piracy has fallen to its lowest levels since 2006, focusing attention on violent piracy and armed robbery off the coast of West Africa, the International Chamber Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s global piracy report revealed today.
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London, 15 April 2013 – The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest quarterly report on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships recorded a total of 66 incidents worldwide in the first three months of 2013. This is down markedly from the 102 incidents reported for the corresponding period in 2012.
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The ICC Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB) says its members are finding the method of removing counterfeiting websites via the internet regulator costly and often ineffective.