Cybercrime Bill Allows FG to Spy on Nigerians

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/cybercrime-bill-allows-fg-to-spy-on-nigerians/202617/

ThisDay Live
24 Feb 2015

A draft law empowering security agents to intercept, record and seize 
electronic communications among individuals has been crafted by the 
Federal Government and sent to the National Assembly.

Dubbed the Cybercrime Bill and submitted to the National Assembly last 
week by President Goodluck Jonathan, the legislation will allow 
authorities, particularly during criminal investigations, to intercept and 
record personal emails, text messages, instant messages, voice mails and 
multimedia messages, if enacted into law.

The stiffest penalty for hacking of Critical National Information 
Infrastructure, is death sentence.

However, if the offence does not result in death but leads to "grievous 
bodily injury," the offender shall be liable to imprisonment for a minimum 
term of 15 years.

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