Hi all, i'd like to suggest reading that "ICC policy statement on Using Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) To Improve Cross-Border Lawful Intercept Procedures" document, i found it very interesting regarding the possible impact of policy development in that particular field.
Some interesting snippets: CSP = Communication Service Provider "Two possible concerns regarding MLAT improvement are worth considering. First, a substantial amount of work by governments (in cooperation with CSPs) will be required to negotiate new MLATs and improve existing MLATs. Second, *new processes for transferring personal information can raise tensions with privacy and data protection rights under national and trans-national law*. Both concerns are extremely important, and can be managed in a responsible manner." "Recommendation 5 -- "*Centralized, multi-country LI solutions should be permitted*"." "In an environment of untethered communications, one of the biggest challenges for LI and LEAs is that of locating and identifying individuals, devices and data across globally-distributed communications networks. This is a particular problem because devices and data can move or disappear extremely quickly, generally leaving few bread crumbs to follow. To deal with this challenge, *MLATs should include expedited processes (with reduced timetables and simplified procedures) for LEAs to exchange essential data for identifying the source and destination of communications*. In order to prevent misuse of these processes (and to avoid associated infringement of individual rights), the applicable MLAT provisions should define with specificity the circumstances in which the processes may be used and the types of data that may be exchanged." -naif
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