Re: Info on alleged new German digital wiretapping law?
Rich Graves <llurch@networking.stanford.edu> writes:
None of the Europeans I ran into at today's SAFE conference had even heard of the legislation decried at
http://fight-censorship.dementia.org/fight-censorship/dl?num=3027
and in alt.fan.ernst-zundel. What's up?
The report is correct. The mainstream press has completely ingnored the wiretap legislation, probably because it is part of the long-awaited new telecommunications law to end the Telekom monopoly.
On Wed, 3 Jul 1996, Ulf Moeller wrote:
Rich Graves <llurch@networking.stanford.edu> writes:
http://fight-censorship.dementia.org/fight-censorship/dl?num=3027
and in alt.fan.ernst-zundel. What's up?
The report is correct.
The mainstream press has completely ingnored the wiretap legislation, probably because it is part of the long-awaited new telecommunications law to end the Telekom monopoly.
We 'merkins were probably just a little more aware. So what's the prospect for implementation? The claim is that law enforcement is supposed to have a back door to every computer system. Are we talking about escrow of root passwords, or what? That's the bit I found loony, given what I've heard (from you and others) about the generally semi-clueful technology and telecoms ministries. Is it THAT bad? -rich
http://fight-censorship.dementia.org/fight-censorship/dl?num=3027
So what's the prospect for implementation? The claim is that law enforcement is supposed to have a back door to every computer system. Are we talking about escrow of root passwords, or what?
No. There are two points: 1) The network operators have to create a wiretapping system to be approved by the Regulation Authority, and operate dedicated digital lines for law enforcement access. As I understand it, Internet providers could be forced to duplicate IP packets to that line, when wiretapping has been ordered. 2) They have to keep files of customer data (name, address, etc.) that the Regulation Authority can access secretly at any time.
On Wed, 3 Jul 1996, Ulf Moeller wrote:
http://fight-censorship.dementia.org/fight-censorship/dl?num=3027
So what's the prospect for implementation? The claim is that law enforcement is supposed to have a back door to every computer system. Are we talking about escrow of root passwords, or what?
No. There are two points:
1) The network operators have to create a wiretapping system to be approved by the Regulation Authority, and operate dedicated digital lines for law enforcement access. As I understand it, Internet providers could be forced to duplicate IP packets to that line, when wiretapping has been ordered.
Sounds like US and Swedish law. What's the phase-in period?
2) They have to keep files of customer data (name, address, etc.) that the Regulation Authority can access secretly at any time.
Sounds like a market opportunity. -rich
On Wed, 3 Jul 1996, Ulf Moeller wrote:
http://fight-censorship.dementia.org/fight-censorship/dl?num=3027
and in alt.fan.ernst-zundel. What's up?
The report is correct.
The mainstream press has completely ingnored the wiretap legislation, probably because it is part of the long-awaited new telecommunications law to end the Telekom monopoly.
As has the media in Sweden completely ignored that we have our own 'Digital Telephony Act' as of July 1. I haven't been able to find it on the net yet. From second hand sources it seems more or less identical to the US one, although the financial burdens for reprogramming and hardware adjustsments are put solely on the telco's (Sweden has no monopoly since a decade). The telco's have a respite until 7.1.97 to fulfill the requirements. Asgaard
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