I remember a similar situation which was put to the test in Swedish court a while back. It turns out that, while ownership of the SIM card was proven, there was no way to prove that it was the owner who actually used it for the offences.
How would the .ug law work in such a situation? Especially since at least MTN and Orange SIM cards in Uganda are sold without the PIN code activated, there is nothing in place even to show strong probability that it was the actual owner who were using it for whatever. The SIM card may have been borrowed or stolen, for instance. On 5 June 2012 17:57, Chris Kasangaki <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Davis, > > > In Uganda, the truth is that the law that established sim-card > registration is called, " The interception of Communications Act". It's > purpose is to allow the Government to intercept your phone communications > and prove that the simcard that was used belongs to you. > > See > http://www.acme-ug.org/component/k2/item/16-parliament-passes-law-to-intercept-communications-following-uganda-attacksand > http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205401090_text . > > So, now judge for yourself where it falls. you will probably have to read > it alongside with the Anti-terrorism Act and the Treason Act. > > Cheers > > Chris > > > On Tue, 2012-06-05 at 03:11 -0500, [email protected]: > I would like to relate this to UG laws if you folks don't mind: In the > > case of UG, under which act would this surface? > > > > Also, UG is currently registering mobile phone sim cards more like a form > > of identification for the public (so do some Telco radio ads suggest), > but > > under what act are the offenders to be charged? (Coz in the eyes of the > > law, you could look at three possible culprits, that is the Telcos, the > > gov't, and members of the public) > > > > In some countries, you may find offenses could come from breach of acts > > like: Sarbanes-Oxley (publicly traded data), HIPAA (Health Insurance > > Portability and Accountability Act), Gramm Leach Bliley Act (Financial > > Data), Computer Abuse and Misuse Act 1984 (Federal Interest Computers), > > Patriot Act 2001 (the name of the act sounds good, probably whats in > there > > is also that good), Privacy Act 1974, EU-US safe harbor, etc > > > > Could anyone provide a link to what could be the equivalent of that in > UG? > > > > Thanks. > > > > > Nope not even the 150,000$ they could get <grin> How ever this is > going to > > > rumble on for a decade so suspect it won't be the last we hear of it. > > > Unless Oracle wants to save us all the bother and take it on the chin. > > > > > > On 5 June 2012 09:12, Kiggundu Mukasa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> > > >> > > >> So Oracle will not get the $1billion they are asking for? > > >> > > >> Kiggs > > >> > > >> On Jun 5, 2012, at 9:00 AM, Paul Bagyenda wrote: > > >> > > >> Seems to have fallen through the cracks, but very important: (Java) > APIs > > >> are not copyrightable: > > >> http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120531173633275 > > >> > > >> P. > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > >> > > >> Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > > >> [email protected] > > >> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > >> Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > >> To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > >> > > >> The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > > >> http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > >> > > >> The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > (including > > >> attachments if any). 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