June 18th, 2009
On Thursday the Canadian government officals introduced a pair of bills designed to criminals using the Internet where it hurts. However, parts of at least one bill have Internet Service Providers (ISPs) crying foul as they say it will force them to add expensive equipment to help the police nap criminals.
Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan’s bill calls for ISPs to:
* Have “intercept-capable” equipment on their networks
* Give police “timely access” to subscriber info withoit a warrant
Meanwhile, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced a bill that:
* Lets police obtain transmission data sent over the net or by phone if authoriezed by a warrant or production order
* Makes telecommunications companies keep data for specific communications or subscribers if that info is requested by a preservation order
* Makes it a criminal offence for two or more people, via telecommunications, to arrange for child sexual exploitation
Robin