• September 25.2008

Sweden: Controversial national security intelligence bill allowing tapping sent back for revision

Posted by Alisa Zykova on June 18, 2008 at 12:21 PM
Swedish lawmakers demanded that the parliament's defense committee the revise a bill that will allow for all calls and e-mails to be monitored, Agence France Presse (AFP) reports.

Critics who see the law as "an attack on civil liberties."  include "human rights activists, journalists, lawyers and the former head of the Swedish intelligence agency Saepo." Supporters see it as "necessary to protect the country from foreign threats".

If this law is put into place, the National Defense Radio Establishment (FRA), "a civilian agency", would be allowed to tap all cross-border Internet and telephone communication without warrants.

Source: AFP


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