No, they just intercept whatever gear you do purchase before it gets to your loading dock and then seal it back up with their modifications.
Matthew Kaufman (Sent from my iPhone) > On May 13, 2014, at 11:01 AM, Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com> wrote: > > I didn’t see the NSA telling us what we had to buy are demanding advance > approval rights on our maintenance procedures. > > Owen > >> On May 13, 2014, at 9:34 AM, Patrick W. Gilmore <patr...@ianai.net> wrote: >> >> Don't get me wrong, I'm not a fan of this. But at least they did it in the >> open, unlike the NSA (where you live). >> >> -- >> TTFN, >> patrick >> >>> On May 13, 2014, at 12:12 , Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com> wrote: >>> >>> Yep… If I had infrastructure in NZ, that would be enough to cause me to >>> remove it. >>> >>> Owen >>> >>>> On May 13, 2014, at 6:33 AM, Paul Ferguson <fergdawgs...@mykolab.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>> Hash: SHA256 >>>> >>>> I realize that New Zealand is *not* in North America (hence NANOG), >>>> but I figure that some global providers might be interested here. >>>> >>>> This sounds rather... dire (probably not the right word). >>>> >>>> "The new Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act >>>> of 2013 is in effect in New Zealand and brings in several drastic >>>> changes for ISPs, telcos and service providers. One of the country's >>>> spy agencies, the GCSB, gets to decide on network equipment >>>> procurement and design decisions (PDF), plus operators have to >>>> register with the police and obtain security clearance for some staff. >>>> Somewhat illogically, the NZ government pushed through the law >>>> combining mandated communications interception capabilities for law >>>> enforcement, with undefined network security requirements as decided >>>> by the GCSB. All network operators are subject to the new law, >>>> including local providers as well as the likes of Facebook, Google, >>>> Microsoft, who have opposed it, saying the new statutes clash with >>>> overseas privacy legislation." >>>> >>>> http://yro.slashdot.org/story/14/05/13/005259/new-zealand-spy-agency-to-vet-network-builds-provider-staff >>>> >>>> FYI, >>>> >>>> - - ferg >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> - -- >>>> Paul Ferguson >>>> VP Threat Intelligence, IID >>>> PGP Public Key ID: 0x54DC85B2 >>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>>> Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32) >>>> Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ >>>> >>>> iF4EAREIAAYFAlNyHw4ACgkQKJasdVTchbLwDgD/WVHo2iTapJ90l8MRcwUZ5OQ7 >>>> QfJ5cI1v4t2bUXZp1hQBAKHCP0hyxg6naGOzRLt/vHjgxXnl3+yiWoj0ENxQyIr9 >>>> =0yLu >>>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >
