Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted to add controversial amendments to a telecoms bill that comes up for a final vote this fall.
Privacy advocated have claimed that the amendments will mean that illegal file-sharers can be thrown off the Net under a “three strikes, you’re out” policy, if they fail to heed warnings to stop their activity. Additionally, another amendment allows governments to decide what software can be “lawfully” used.
MEPs backing the amendments, however, say that instead the amendments are “about improving users’ rights,” according to the BBC.
