rickfarang Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 I guess this means that people had better stop forwarding dirty jokes to their friends, less they be "dealt with." Source: http://www.bangkokpost.net/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=120281 ========================= Cyber Crime Act becomes effective today (BangkokPost.com) - The Cyber Crime Act sponsored by the Information Communications and Technology becomes effective today (Wednesday). Dr. Jate Chantarung, one of the academics responsible for passing the bill, says the law will not have a dramatic impact on computer users but will affect their future â??forwarding mailâ? habits. â??From now on, any forward mail deemed as propaganda, contains sexual content or is considered defamatory will be dealt with,â? Dr. Jate warns. Service providers will also be required to keep all cyber information for at least 90 days to allow government authorities to retrieve data whenever required. This is considered a bigger burden for companies as well as internet service providers which have to invest more to keep this data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 How are they going to open people's email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Mail content is wide open for the ISP to see, just like they can see the sites you are browsing. Welcome to the new era of encrypted mail & encrypted browsing (wishful thinking, though some people do this already). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickfarang Posted July 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 The main problem with encryption is that it gives people the idea that you have something that you seriously want to hide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 And they are installing cctv all over Bangkok etc...the junta is increasing its grip...this country is getting a bit scary lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Scrutinizer Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Rick, This fuller version was over on TV.com and taken from the Nation: -------------------- Thai police get tough Net laws BANGKOK: -- Taking effect today, a new law allows police officers or government inspectors to seize computers on private premises suspected of containing pornographic material or evidence in connection with either general criminal activities or cyber crimes. The 2007 Computer-related Crimes Act also prevents unauthorised applications and access made to other people's computers, as well as alteration, deletion or destruction of the information of others. Impostors using others' identities to send slanderous messages, or those who flood information on discussion forums are also subject to criminal penalties under the law, proposed and drafted by the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec) and enforced by the Information and Communications Technology Ministry. Web snare Key conditions in the Computer-related Crimes Act Concerning violators Article 8: Those who conduct whatever acts electronically to intercept data being transferred between others' computers, when such data is not for public use, are subject to three years jail and/or a Bt60,000 fine. Article 9: Those who unlawfully damage, destroy, delete, alter, or modify, wholly or partly, information on other's computers: subject to three years jail and/or a Bt100,000 fine. Article 11: Those who send data or electronic mails to others without revealing their identity, or by posing as someone else, in an act that disrupts the others' normal computer use: subject to a Bt100,000 fine. Concerning government inspectors Article 18: Inspectors are required to minimally access information on targeted computers and, if unable, are required to produce solid evidence to owner of private premises to support their suspicion over illegal activities and then seize the computers, without court warrants. Entry will be only during daytime and only after showing their ID cards. Article 22: Inspectors must keep all information confidential except when they take action against state officials with such information in hand, or when court approval is available. The Act also subjects those circulating pornographic material or libellous content through e-mails to heavy fines. The Act originated from anti-hacking efforts a few years ago when Nectec began its fight against the practice and later studied online intrusions. But other online crimes have also been included in the law. The Act also requires Internet service providers (ISPs) to keep log files of bandwidth consumption and Internet traffic and records of individual users for 90 days. Nectec director Pansak Siriruchatapong said the Act, in theory, would provide benefits to the country as a whole. However, he expressed concern about the capability of officials, who are required to have knowledge of computers. Nectec's legal specialist Surangkana Wayapard said the new Act was expected to set a standard and to give confidence to e-commerce businesses, national security forces, and e-business transactions. It will also encourage electronic transactions, security on the Internet, and electronic commerce in Thailand while discouraging anti-authoritarian people from carrying out illegal activities on the network. Pawoot Pongvitayapanu, vice president of the Thai E-Commerce Association, said the Act had both pros and cons. The disadvantages would immediately subject the business sector to financial burdens with the mandatory storage of log files, new servers and storage units, especially firms with a huge amount of information, Net traffic and transactions. On the positive side, the Act signified the government's official and serious involvement, and legitimate role, in tackling online crimes with newer technology. --The Nation 2007-07-18 ------------------- Bold is mine- Cent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwai_hai Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 And they are installing cctv all over Bangkok etc...the junta is increasing its grip...this country is getting a bit scary lately. I have heard that cctv is going into Nana Plaza. This is in all probability a requirement from Lumpini police. Where else is cctv going in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 Hi, The problem with all of this though is that it will be very hard to proof any of this unless you have access to ISP records. And no normal person (i.e. non-government, non-rich) would get any cooperation from those ISPs. While in principal some of these laws sound good, in practice all they do is provide the government with a way to control (or at least try to control) the internet use in Thailand. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted July 18, 2007 Report Share Posted July 18, 2007 And they are installing cctv all over Bangkok etc...the junta is increasing its grip...this country is getting a bit scary lately. I have heard that cctv is going into Nana Plaza. This is in all probability a requirement from Lumpini police. Where else is cctv going in? They are investing 24 million dollars in cctv all over Bangkok, mostly in the central shopping areas...also on borders and anywhere else they fancy. Was on the TV news today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 19, 2007 Report Share Posted July 19, 2007 And they are installing cctv all over Bangkok etc...the junta is increasing its grip...this country is getting a bit scary lately. Gee, will it get as bad as the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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