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May 3
2006
The South African cabinet approved draft legislation
regulating the tapping of telephones and intercepting of e-mails.
Outstanding matters had been settled with cellphone companies, and the
Bill would be submitted to Parliament for processing.
It would become a criminal offence not to report lost,
stolen or destroyed cellphones and SIM cards to the police.
The Regulation of Interception of Communications and
Provision of Communication-related Information Amendment Bill seeks to
regulate the lawful interception of certain communications, and defines
the obligations of cellphone and SIM-card sellers.
The law would place a duty on telecommunication
service providers to keep information on their clients should this be
required for investigating serious crimes.
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