IP: Next bill before the congress -- ISP attention from risks

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Date: Wed, 6 May 1998 07:06:13 +0200
From: Sander Tekelenburg <tekelenb () euronet nl>
Subject: Dutch ISPs forced by law to provide built-in wiretapping
possibilities


I was just informed by my ISP that the dutch parliament just passed a law
that forces ISPs to 'make it easy' for police to tap consumers on-line.
Apparently The Netherlands have chosen for the more then dubious honour to
be the first to pass such legislation.


See
<URL:http://www.euronet.nl/ned/euronetizen/archief/0598/artikelen/art02-02.h
tml>
(dutch), and <URL: http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,21084,00.html>
(Englisho).


Tomorrow's election day. Guess who I won't be voting for.


Sander Tekelenburg, <mailto:tekelenb () euronet nl>
Web site at <http://www.euronet.nl/%7Etekelenb/>