Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Indonesia to tighten Internet surveillance

Indonesia plans to tackle Internet crime by tightening the supervision of web surfers. Teams will monitor when and where surfers log on to the Internet and the addresses of the sites they visit. The initiative would apply to all surfers, including those at home, in the office or at Internet cafes, in a bid to tackle crime like the fraudulent use of credit cards online. The identity of individuals will not be recorded but could help locate where and when computers were used in online crime. About 16 million people surfed the web in the country in 2005, according to the latest figures available from the Association of Internet Providers in Indonesia.

So now it will be tough time for cracker/hackers in Indonesia. Also they should not use unauthorized softwares or sites. Beware Indonesians!

Source: Physorg

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