US EditionAustria Takes Steps to Close Messaging Monitoring Gap
- Austria's lower house of parliament passed a bill allowing law enforcement to monitor encrypted messages from suspects, with 105 MPs voting in favor and 71 against it.
- The law permits monitoring for up to three months under specific conditions and mainly targets serious threats like terrorism, as stated by Interior Minister Gerhard Karner.
- Critics, including Gernot Darmann from the Freedom Party of Austria, argue that the law promotes excessive surveillance and could lead to the abuse of citizen rights.
- Monitoring is expected to start in 2027, contingent on the upper house's approval, and will require a three-judge panel for each case approval.
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Austrian Lower House Passes Bill on Monitoring of Secure ...
Austria Takes Steps to Close Messaging Monitoring Gap
Austria's parliament has approved a bill permitting limited monitoring of secure messaging apps for threats, addressing security blind spots. This move follows foreign alerts preventing planned attacks. Despite controversy over potential privacy infringements, the government insists on measures to combat terrorism effectively, aiming for implementation by 2027.
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The Star Kuala LumpurAustrian lower house passes bill on monitoring of secure messaging
VIENNA - Austria's lower house of parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to allow the monitoring of suspects' secure messages, in limited cases, which security officials have said would close what is a dangerous policing blind spot. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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