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Update on Lawful Interception (LI) Directive for ISPs. Presenters: Jayesh Nana (Technical Committee Chair, Office of Interception Centres) Edmund Baloyi (Legal Affairs, Department of Communications). iWeek 2004. Government LI Initiative. Publication of Lawful Interception Act
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Update on Lawful Interception (LI) Directive for ISPs Presenters: Jayesh Nana (Technical Committee Chair, Office of Interception Centres) Edmund Baloyi (Legal Affairs, Department of Communications) iWeek 2004
Government LI Initiative • Publication of Lawful Interception Act • Consultative process with stakeholders • DoJ, LEAs and service providers • Drafting of directives • Fixed Line Operators (FLOs) • Mobile Cellular Operators (MCOs) • Internet Service Providers (ISPs) • Office of Interception Centres (OIC) • Establishment of operational structures • Establishment of infrastructure (systems & processes)
LI-ready network LI Process Overview Case Officer (LEA) Request for interception Outcome of Feasibility Study Request for feasible interception Intercept Feasibility Study Office of Interception Centres Service Provider (ISP) Judge (DoJ) Warrant Warrant or Direction Intercept Intercept Provisioning Communication Target • LI capable • LI service provider(s) • Deployment of probe (tactical)
Overview of Legal Due Process Parliamentary Hearings Act Ascension 2002 2002-2004 current Act Promulgation Within 2 months Directives Within 6 months Service Provider Compliance
Status of ISP LI Directives • Latest developments • Scraping of real-time IRI and archive IRI storage requirement • Focus only on interception of real-time indirect communications • Enable smaller ISPs to obtain assistance from larger ISPs or other third parties • Process forward • One more round of consultation with ISPs • Approval by relevant ministers • Issuance after promulgation of the Act
Impact on ISPs • LI monitoring solution • Procurement of a dedicated LI solution • Procurement of LI service from a 3rd party • Apply for exemption (contribute to ISP fund) • Processes • Appointment of administrative contact to provision LI requests (warrants/directives) • Handling of LI requests and LI materials (intercepts, session-related info etc.) in a security-sensitive manner • Compliance • Ensure full co-operation with OIC and LEAs and on-going compliance to the Act