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EU steps up pressure for Skype (and VoIP in general) intercepts
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:47:33 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: Kurt Albershardt <kurt () nv net> Date: February 23, 2009 2:48:29 PM EST To: David Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: EU steps up pressure for Skype (and VoIP in general) intercepts http://www.eurojust.europa.eu/press_releases/2009/20-02-2009.htm The Hague, 20 February 2009 Eurojust coordinates internet telephony investigationsMs Carmen Manfredda, acting National Member for Italy, will take the lead in coordinating a Europe-wide investigation on internet telephony (VoIP).
At the request of Direzione Nazionale Antimafia in Rome, the Italian Desk at Eurojust will play a key role in the coordination and cooperation of the investigations on the use of internet telephony systems (VoIP), such as “Skype”. Eurojust will be available to assist all European law enforcement and prosecution authorities in the Member States. The purpose of Eurojust’s coordination role is to overcome the technical and judicial obstacles to the interception of internet telephony systems, taking into account the various data protection rules and civil rights.
BackgroundCriminals in Italy are increasingly making phone calls over the internet in order to avoid getting caught through mobile phone intercepts. Police officers in Milan say organised crime, arms and drugs traffickers, and prostitution rings are turning to Skype and other systems of VoIP in order to frustrate investigators. Skype's encryption system is a secret which the company refuses to share with the authorities. Investigators have become increasingly reliant on wiretaps in recent years. Customs and tax police in Milan have highlighted the Skype issue. They overheard a suspected cocaine trafficker telling an accomplice to switch to Skype in order to get details of a 2kg drug consignment. Investigators are convinced that the interception of telephone calls have become an essential tool of the police, who spend millions of Euros each year tracking down crime through wiretaps of landlines and mobile phones.
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