Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of this. But at least they did it in the open, unlike the NSA (where you live).
-- TTFN, patrick On May 13, 2014, at 12:12 , Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com> wrote: > Yep… If I had infrastructure in NZ, that would be enough to cause me to > remove it. > > Owen > > On May 13, 2014, at 6:33 AM, Paul Ferguson <fergdawgs...@mykolab.com> wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA256 >> >> I realize that New Zealand is *not* in North America (hence NANOG), >> but I figure that some global providers might be interested here. >> >> This sounds rather... dire (probably not the right word). >> >> "The new Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act >> of 2013 is in effect in New Zealand and brings in several drastic >> changes for ISPs, telcos and service providers. One of the country's >> spy agencies, the GCSB, gets to decide on network equipment >> procurement and design decisions (PDF), plus operators have to >> register with the police and obtain security clearance for some staff. >> Somewhat illogically, the NZ government pushed through the law >> combining mandated communications interception capabilities for law >> enforcement, with undefined network security requirements as decided >> by the GCSB. All network operators are subject to the new law, >> including local providers as well as the likes of Facebook, Google, >> Microsoft, who have opposed it, saying the new statutes clash with >> overseas privacy legislation." >> >> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/14/05/13/005259/new-zealand-spy-agency-to-vet-network-builds-provider-staff >> >> FYI, >> >> - - ferg >> >> >> >> - -- >> Paul Ferguson >> VP Threat Intelligence, IID >> PGP Public Key ID: 0x54DC85B2 >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32) >> Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ >> >> iF4EAREIAAYFAlNyHw4ACgkQKJasdVTchbLwDgD/WVHo2iTapJ90l8MRcwUZ5OQ7 >> QfJ5cI1v4t2bUXZp1hQBAKHCP0hyxg6naGOzRLt/vHjgxXnl3+yiWoj0ENxQyIr9 >> =0yLu >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
