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BGonaSTICK · 08-05-07, 11:04 PM

Swedish-Finnish operator TeliaSonera said Monday it is moving some of its mail servers to sidestep a proposed law allowing the Swedish government to spy on all electronic communications.

The Swedish government has proposed a law which would allow the National Defence Radio Establishment to intercept all electronic communications passing the national border.

As a result, TeliaSonera said it has decided to move the production of all email services for its Finnish customers to Finland. Previously, the operator's mail platform was completely hosted in Sweden.

The Swedish Parliament will vote on the proposal on June 14. If adopted, operators have one year to implement the new provisions.

TeliaSonera's relocation process of email services from Sweden to Finland is estimated to be finalised by the end of first quarter of 2008.

TeliaSonera's fixed and mobile voice services, SMS, MMS and mobile data are already produced in Finland and will not be affected by the proposed law.

Analoguesat · 08-05-07, 11:22 PM

Thats almost certainly already happening in the UK. Try googling for Echelon - theres enough info out there to suggest its been running for years!

08-05-07, 11:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
BGonaSTICK Super Murderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brighton Posts: 10,632 Thanks: 3 Thanked 62 Times in 36 Posts	Sweden faces spying law Swedish-Finnish operator TeliaSonera said Monday it is moving some of its mail servers to sidestep a proposed law allowing the Swedish government to spy on all electronic communications. The Swedish government has proposed a law which would allow the National Defence Radio Establishment to intercept all electronic communications passing the national border. As a result, TeliaSonera said it has decided to move the production of all email services for its Finnish customers to Finland. Previously, the operator's mail platform was completely hosted in Sweden. The Swedish Parliament will vote on the proposal on June 14. If adopted, operators have one year to implement the new provisions. TeliaSonera's relocation process of email services from Sweden to Finland is estimated to be finalised by the end of first quarter of 2008. TeliaSonera's fixed and mobile voice services, SMS, MMS and mobile data are already produced in Finland and will not be affected by the proposed law. __________________ Dreambox 7000, Skystar2 PCI, Skystar USB, Fibo 90cm on Moteck SG2100, Triax TD110 multi-LNB. Sky + ART cards. 45.0°E - 58.0°W

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Analoguesat Satellite mod Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Scottish Borders Posts: 8,156 Thanks: 8 Thanked 246 Times in 226 Posts	Re: Sweden faces spying law Thats almost certainly already happening in the UK. Try googling for Echelon - theres enough info out there to suggest its been running for years! __________________ Dreambox 7020 / Pace Sky Digibox / Amstrad Sky Italia box 5 dishes for 5E/9E/13E/16E/19E/23E/28E Please DO NOT pm the mods & admins for c&ble keys. You may get banned for it! Read the rules before you post - click here to read them


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