S.Koreans fear new snoop law
p2pnet.net news:- Many South Koreans fear a new snoop law may lead to Big Brother-style surveillance.
“Under the proposed revision bill, it will be possible for the government to monitor mobile phone conversations, e-mail, and Internet messenger services, and telecommunications data and Internet use records will be stored by companies for at least a year,” says The Hankyoreh.
Considering, “the behavior of Korea’s information and investigation authorities thus far, the proposed amendment will allow them to abuse their authority,” say civic and human rights organizations such as Lawyers for a Democratic Society and the Korean Progressive Network Center, quoted in the story.
“To store data on individuals’ location, telecommunications dealings, and Internet use is almost the same as recording the private lives of the entire 40 million-some South Koreans,” it has lawyer Lee Eun-u declaring.
The bill passed a subcommittee under the National Assembly’s Legislation and Judiciary Committee in March, “but which still faces further ratification, would require mobile phone and Internet companies to install equipment to monitor mobile phones, e-mails, and messenger services on their networks,” says The Hankyoreh.
Also See:
The Hankyoreh – Law revision will give authorities access to phone, Internet data for 1 year, April 11, 2007
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