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Subject: [ISN] Cybercrime Bill Allows FG to Spy on Nigerians
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2015-02-25 9:16:04
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1502250915530.25684 () infosecnews ! org
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http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/cybercrime-bill-allows-fg-to-spy-on-nigerians/202617/
ThisDay Live
24 Feb 2015
A draft law empowering security agents to intercept, record and seize
electronic communications among individuals has been crafted by the
Federal Government and sent to the National Assembly.
Dubbed the Cybercrime Bill and submitted to the National Assembly last
week by President Goodluck Jonathan, the legislation will allow
authorities, particularly during criminal investigations, to intercept and
record personal emails, text messages, instant messages, voice mails and
multimedia messages, if enacted into law.
The stiffest penalty for hacking of Critical National Information
Infrastructure, is death sentence.
However, if the offence does not result in death but leads to "grievous
bodily injury," the offender shall be liable to imprisonment for a minimum
term of 15 years.
[...]
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