FC: Dutch wiretapping problems and insecure equipment, by Paul Wouters

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[Apologies to Paul and others for the delays in Politech. I was out sick 
with the flu for part of last week and was not online this weekend. I'm 
trying to catch up now. --Declan]

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Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 00:25:56 +0100 (MET)
From: Paul Wouters <paul () xtdnet nl>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Subject: English article on Dutch tapping room situation
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Hi Declan,

I had sent you this before, but as BCC. Perhaps it got eaten by anti-spam
filters? Feel free to publish it on politech.

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Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 13:43:24 +0100 (MET)
From: Paul Wouters <paul () xtdnet nl>
Subject: English article on Dutch tapping room situation


For c't magazine, I've written an article about the current mess of the
Dutch tapping rooms. This affair has not been limited to the "internet
media", but made it all the way into the Dutch parliamant. It is a very
serious issue that can use a lot of international media attention. Since
the Dutch are the leading country in setting up a national tapping
infrastructure, many countries, such as the Tjech Republic, are closely
monitoring the Dutch situation.

To reach the international audience, I've translated this article and
made it available online in English. Feel free to copy, quote or link
to this information. Many background links (mostly in Dutch), including
video streams of Dutch TV, are included at the end of the article.

http://www.fnl.nl/ct-nl/archief2003/ct2003-01-02/aftappen.htm

        Dutch tapping room not kosher

        "According to anonymous sources within the Dutch intelligence
        community, all tapping equipment of the Dutch intelligence
        services and half the tapping equipment of the national police
        force, is insecure and is leaking information to Israel. How
        difficult is it to make a back-door in the Dutch Transport of
        Intercepted IP Traffic[1] system?"

        [ ... ]

You can also contact me directly, if you have any questions. You can
use email, or call me at +31-6-2240-6355

Regards,

Paul Wouters
Opentap




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