"The Telecommunications Act provides such privacy and protection
for e-mail users," he said, adding that Mimos would help by adding
e-mail encryption software to its service in the near future.
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yeah, right, and I have this nifty bridge in Brooklyn for sale at a dirt
cheap price...
Law means little in countries where power is being challenged and
embarrassment has started. And what chance do privacy laws have over a
cop standing there with a baton and it's the same one you saw beat up the
kid in the street the evening before?
even if the physical threats are set aside, I would be very surprised if
there isn't a provision in their Act, as there is in the 'privacy
principles' here [not sure about the Telecom Act], to allow for law
enforcement to do just about anything they chose with a warrant, or
perhaps without as things stand in Malaysia at the moment. Civil rights
seem to be taking a far rear seat just now.
JW
Jan Whitaker
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Edu/Comm Technology Consultant ---/ - Video and Internet Specialities
Melbourne, VIC, Australia \----/ - http://www.primenet.com/~jwhit/
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