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ISPA Internet Week. Regulatory Session The Regulation of Interception of Communications (RIC) Bill 12 September 2002 Tracy Cohen. RIC Bill: Context. International USA, Canada, UK, France, etc. Council of Europe (COE) Cyber-crime Treaty Local Review of security legislation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
ISPA Internet Week
Regulatory Session
The Regulation of Interception of Communications (RIC) Bill
12 September 2002
Tracy Cohen
RIC Bill: Context
• International – USA, Canada, UK, France, etc.– Council of Europe (COE) Cyber-crime Treaty
• Local – Review of security legislation– COE commitments– Draft 6: tabled 3 Sept; deliberations 12-13 Sept ‘02– Promulgation 2002?
• What is required of ISPs?
RIC Bill: Outline
• Prohibits unlawful surveillance and interception of communications except for law enforcement purposes
• Requires all telecoms systems and networks to be capable of surveillance
• Interception Directions (Chapter 3)– Requires telecom service providers to assist LEA in the
execution of direction (Chapter 4, s 28)
• Interception Centres • ISP Assistance Fund (s 38)• Offences – some new (Chapter 9)
ISPs Responsibilities (Chapters 4 & 5)
• Ensure and bear the costs of surveillance capability– ISP ‘small business’ exemption, but:
– Still possibly contribute to the Fund?
• Respond to interception and decryption directions– Routing duplicate signals of indirect communication
– Providing communication-related information to the authorities.
• Store communication related information (3 years)
• Obtain customer personal/commercial data prior to service
• Retain indefinitely and hand over to LEA on request
RIC Bill: Implications
• Privacy
• Costs
– compensation
• Ministerial discretion
• Lack of consultation
• Impact assessment studies?
• No annual public accounting