[TheList] Music over the Police/Fire channel

Sun May 30 20:37:49 AEST 2010

And they think that this is going to deter criminals?

Ironically the same technology used to secure the government radio network
is used to encrypt SMS text messages for anyone who wants to use it, and
it's free <http://forum.ncl.ie/viewtopic.php?p=205> .

They finally put in legislation to let them tap all phone traffic and
someone works out how to encrypt it all.

http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/05/25/android-app-aims-to-allow-wireta
p-proof-cell-phone-calls/

But if were not criminals we don't have anything to worry about.

Scanhead.

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[mailto:thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz] On Behalf Of Steve Austin
Sent: Sunday, 30 May 2010 10:06 p.m.
To: Dick Thomas
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Subject: Re: [TheList] Music over the Police/Fire channel

Hi Dick,

Yes you hit the nail on the head It takes "noise makers" to bring this 

to the attention of others to get the beaurocrats off their behinds.

They havent forgotten to change that legislation to address scanner 

listening either. It black and white in the NZ Statutes 2009.

You remember the old listening to and acting on stuff...........It has 

effectively gone as well. Replaced with specific wording to protect the 

new radio system and future systems which we know are currently 

difficult to decode but if you are suspected of actively decoding radio 

signals (i.e paging or encrypted radio transmissions) it is now an 

offence under the sweeping surveillance laws under the counter terrorism 

act brought in before Xmas last year. Maximum punishable sentence is 

prison.

Not many realised the major change to NZ law in regard to surveillance 

on you and I as well. A box in every ISP to directly "sniff/Filter" your 

IP and Telephone cell or landline activities and they do not require a 

signed search warrant anymore.

I remember It quietly came into force on the last during the 2009 Xmas 

holidays when everyone was heading away to holiday with other things on 

their minds.

***Link Below****

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3203448/NZs-cyber-spies-win-new-powers

Steve Austin

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