Thank you for the information Holden.
On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Holden Hao <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 3:43 PM, seekuel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Maybe offtopic question. Can the government also check/sniff our online >> bank account? >> > > Here is an online copy of the bill, > http://www.gov.ph/2012/09/12/republic-act-no-10175/ > > Section 12 talks about your concern. Law enforcement agencies are only > allowed to record metadata (such as IP headers, time stamps, routing > information, etc.) about your online transactions. They can not use the > content against you without a warrant. However, in reality, when you > record IP transactions, the data is recorded along with it. They are not > just authorized to have a peek at the data without a warrant. > > Most banks use some form of encryption. The authorities can record your > IP transactions but they will have a difficult time reading encrypted > content. > > The law would increase the use of encryption. > > > Holden > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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