Electronic trespass
The Patriot Act updated the law to reflect new technologies to combat hacking using law enforcement assistance.
In Canada, a similar law is in the works to compel telecommunication facilities to intercept of transmitted information under Bill C-74.
Purpose:
To dispel any misunderstanding that physical and electronic trespass is being viewed differently by law makers and companies.
To show that governments move in conflicting directions when it comes to electronic trespass and Privacy & Human Rights legislation. Several politicans and companies have found out the hard way, whether their fault or not, damaging information can surface unexpectanly casuing harm to their reputations.
Advice:
February 27, 2010- Patriot Act extended in some areas under Oboma..
Despite the many amendments to these laws since 9/11, Congress and the Public have yet to receive real information about how these powerful tools are being used to collect information on Americans and how that information is being used. All of these laws work together to create a surveillance superstructure – and Congress must understand how it really works to create meaningful protections for civil liberties.
March 2, 2006 The Patriot Act did not expire March 10th
passed by the Senate by
a large majority. Fourteen of the sixteen provision will become permanent
with measures to curb some law enforcement powers. This second bill
proceeded to Congress and was signed into law.
You should familiarize yourself with the following excerpt from
the Patriot Act.
Item
3. Point 2- Allows victims of computer hacking to request law enforcement
assistance in
monitoring
the “trespassers” on their computers.
The law makes trespass "technology-neutral" by treating
electronic trespassers the same as physical trespassers. Victims
that ascertain
that they have been electronically violated can seek
law enforcement help in the same fashion as burglary victims.
In other words, they can invite authorities into their offices
or homes,
hence into their systems, to assist in apprehending the offender(s),
internally or externally.
Organizations and individuals need to aware that electronic communications
are subject to similar treatment as verbal & written communication.
Electronic information flows much more freely than paper documents
or word of mouth
& their
origins are traceable.
Whether you are in agreement with these
types of laws or not, we suggest you govern yourself
accordingly. "Nothing to hide"
means taking your own precautions to make sure you do not have "anything
to hide" legally. How damaging materials and files got on your computer(s) is your problem!
By the same token, if you know your confidential
information has gone astray or your systems have been tampered
with, it is better to come clean with the proof that you took every
reasonable
precaution to protect it. There could be some form of assistance &
recourse should you decide to pursue the offenders. We have found the
general public & shareholders understand mistakes but not deceit. These measures are in place in the US for both inbound and outbound communications:
Authorization for court-approved roving wiretaps that permit surveillance on multiple phones.
Allows for court-approved seizure of records and property in anti-terrorism operations.
To permit surveillance against a so-called lone wolf, a non-U.S. citizen engaged in terrorism who may not be part of a recognized terrorist group.
Leaving old files that are past their legal retention
dates (especially Client files)
is just asking for trouble. We use a system cleaner daily, which
can
be set
to various levels and standards
of encryption. Do not dispose of older equipment without
thoroughly cleaning the drive(s) and back ups off. Be aware that
formatting a drive or disk does not prevent recovery since data is
imprinted
or burnt into magnetic media.
For more particulars, see
Window Washer.
For heavy duty business needs, we use Acronis Disk Cleanser to eliminate and encrypt files we have been given in confidence.
