On 24 Mar 2002 at 3:43, matthew X wrote:
ISPs forced to spy on email
Kate Mackenzie
MARCH 22, 2002
NEW Zealand's Government plans to force telcos and ISPs to install
equipment allowing police to eavesdrop on phone calls and emails.
New Zealand's Associate Minister of Justice Paul Swain confirmed
the
requirements would be introduced as part of the
Telecommunications
(Interception Capability) Bill that was being drafted. It would go
before
the Law and Order Select Committee and be opened to public
comment before
it could be introduced.
"What I'm outlining today is how we expect that to happen," Mr
Swain said
yesterday.
If passed, the laws would give network operators and ISPs between
18 months
and five years to comply with the requirements. The Government
would pay
for upgrades to existing networks, but companies would be
expected to foot
the cost for new builds.
A spokeswoman for Mr Swain said it had not yet been determined
what
technology would be used, or whether all companies would have to
use the
same type of interception technology.
"How it's physically done yet to be worked out," she said.
Mr Swain said the laws would bring New Zealand into line with other
countries including Australia, the UK and the US.
"It doesn't mean that it's identical to those laws, it just means it's on
equal footing," the spokeswoman said.
The laws would also target hacking crimes, which were not covered
by any
specific laws in New Zealand.
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