 Zimbabwe's opposition and civil society groups have expressed anger at a proposed law to monitor communications. The bill proposes a monitoring centre, apparently with Chinese technology, that would eavesdrop on telephone, internet and other communications. The government says the bill is similar to anti-terror laws elsewhere to protect people from organised crime. Parliament began public hearings on the Interception of Communications Bill on Wednesday amid heated exchanges. "One of the key obligations on internet service providers (ISPs) is to install equipment which would allow them to interface between the ISP and the monitoring service," Jim Holland, spokesman for the Zimbabwe Internet Service Providers' Association, told the BBC News website. This equipment would have to be installed at the expense of the ISP. All governments use the same excuse to spy on the people. It used to be only Police States done that. But if it walks and Quacks like a Duck, it’s properly a Duck ...
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