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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