IP: International co-operation in internet surveillance: Telecom Digest V2000 #132

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

> Date: 23 Nov 2000 12:15:57 -0500
> From: Monty Solomon <list () roscom com>
> Subject: International co-operation in internet surveillance
>
> International co-operation in internet surveillance
>
> Nicky Hager   22.11.2000
>
> The police, Security Intelligence Service and the Government
> Communications Security Bureau of New Zealand are pushing for major
> new surveillance powers including the ability to spy on emails
>
> All of this will soon be possible. New surveillance laws, devised
> under a National Government and now promoted by Cabinet minister Paul
> Swain, include legalising spying on Internet communications, allowing
> Police and intelligence agencies to "hack" covertly into individuals'
> computers and forcing people to hand over computer passwords and
> encyption keys so that e-mail communications and computer files can
> be read. The new legislation would also impose "requirements" on
> Internet service providers and telephone companies to co-operate with
> intelligence agencies and police and install systems to assist spying
> on their customers.
>
> http://www.heise.de/tp/english/special/enfo/4306/1.html
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