The bill demands the companies and other network operators like
Facebook, Microsoft, Google and Yahoo must allow New Zealand spy
agencies a certain path to monitor user communications, but it will also
violate the rights of New Zealand citizens.
Today afternoon the controversial of Telecommunications (Interception
Capability and Security) Bill made progress in the House in its Second
Reading. A number of minor changes were made in select committee. Labour
Leader David Cunliffe said his party continued to strongly oppose the
legislation as it did not provide protection for the privacy of communications from spying by the state.
In a supplementary order paper to the Telecommunications Bill,
Amy Adams is proposing to dump Clause 39 which allows the Government to
block an overseas-based company from offering services in New Zealand
if they do not comply with the proposed law, but may face pecuniary
penalties.
Earlier this month Facebook, Microsoft, Google and Yahoo wrote to
Communications Minister Amy Adams to emphasise their concerns about the
Telecommunications Interception Capability and Security Bill, encouraged
New Zealand to consider an alternative approach to the new law, by
engaging US counterparts for information and by setting up a single point of contact for information requests of overseas companies.
They said that making their systems interception capability for New
Zealand spy agencies would present serious legal conflicts for companies
headquartered in other countries.
However, in response, Communications Minister Amy Adams said there was a
proper administrative process to follow before overseas-based companies
would be obliged to provide an interception capability. That process
would ensure that issues around conflicts of laws between New Zealand
and companies' home jurisdictions were addressed.
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