EU Debates Cybercrime Law Enforcement

March 31, 2008 By JAN SLIVA, Associated Press Writer

(AP) -- Two groups working separately to boost Europe's defenses against online crime will present proposals this week, almost a year after most of the nation of Estonia's links to the Internet were disrupted for days or weeks.

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