Auck. Seminar on Swain anti-hacking/internet surveillance bill

Due to the big interest in this topic, I am posting this for the 2nd (and last time). The seminar is TOMORROW! Only a short thing - ie won't drag on. There will be opportunity for Q&A between audience and speaker(s). After that we have to see if there are questions, discussions etc we need to cover in another session. The seminar will be at Old Govt House. RSVP due to catering ($10 for lunch is all this will cost IIRC). Hope to see a few there. regards Lin On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Lin Nah wrote:

Hi All,

As mentioned, there's to be a seminar on the Swain bill.

Lech Janczewski will be conducting the seminar. He has been on a fact finding mission, talking to as many people who know anything about this as he can. He wished to present the information gathered "straight from the horses mouth".

When I spoke to Lech, he was quite candid in his concerns over this. He didn't know whether the hype was due to media playing it up or whether some of the concerns are true.

Lech has had a keen interest in Data security. He was my lecturer in information security a couple of years back and is still teaching the paper. He is also the organiser for the Information Security Forum. He has also been teaching the Data Communications paper ever since I have known him (and probably before that too) in 1990. I am not sure if he's still teaching this paper as I did remember him trying to reduce his workload.

The Abstract was in a word document which I will obviously not forward. I have cut and pastes the text into the bottom of this email.

Please contact lech if you wish to attend or to find out more about it.

regards Lin

From: "Aoki, Reiko" Subject: E-Com Workshop (29/11) Internet Security Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 13:29:58 +1300

Next E-Commerce Workshop will be on 29 November (Wed) from noon. Continuing with the theme of internet security, Lech Janczewski (MSIS and New Zealand Information Security Forum) will present the facts and lead a discussion on the plans for a new law announced recently by Hon. Paul Swain, Information Technology Minister (please see attached abstract).

The workshop will be at Vice-Chancellor's Room (OGH ground floor). Because of great public interest in the topic, we are inviting experts from outside the University to the workshop. We have asked them to pay for lunch since the Team Development Grant is limited. But please don't be confused...lunch is free to members of the University community as usual. For catering purposes, please reply to Lech ( lech(a)auckland.ac.nz mailto:lech(a)auckland.ac.nz ) via email (from university address) by 28 November (Tues) noon.

This is the last workshop for this year. The first workshop of the new year will be lead by Ian King (Economics). He will be talking about different methods of selling goods on the internet (auctions and posting prices) and how revenues differ according the market conditions. You can find his working paper (related but not the content of his discussion) on the Workshop website. (Website will be updated as soon as I can figure out how to under the new regime. There is a link from economics department site.)

See you on 29th. Thank you.

Reiko and Mia

<< From Janczweski Abstract.doc>>

Government power to intercept electronic communication

Lech Janczweski (MSIS)

Hon. Paul Swain, Information Technology Minister revealed plans of introducing a law giving power to government agencies, like police or the Security Intelligence Service, to intercept electronic communications. Presumably, this legislation will be similar to that existing already in the UK. For a quick reference look into NZ Herald form 16.11.2000 ("Big brother eying your e-mail", [Herald] and "Cyber world fears snoop law", [Business Herald])

That decision would have a significant impact on citizens of this country, our trading partners, as well as law enforcement agencies. We believe that such an important law necessitates a wide discussion not necessary limited to the NZ government and parliamentary circles. Especially electronic commerce and information security specialists need to voice their opinion.

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