Intelligence agency seeks access to databases

By The Nation

 

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle a law change allowing the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to access other state agencies’ databases.

 

Government spokesperson Lt-General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the agency proposed a new law to allow it access to the databases. This has been approved by the Cabinet and is now pending while it is reviewed by the Council of State before being submitted to the National Legislative Assembly for deliberation.

 

However, the NIA wished to access the databases ahead of the law’s enactment, Sansern said.

 

The NIA is interested in accessing 34 databases that are not classified as confidential, Sansern added. He citing some examples, including the database of personal driving licences. These, he said, would be helpful to security authorities in dealing with security or crime cases, and access to such data was available to similar agencies in developed countries

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30332193

 

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Thai Intelligence Agency...

 

 

So many opportunities for a good laugh in that one line.

National Intelligence Agency

 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

These, he said, would be helpful to security authorities in dealing with security or crime cases, and access to such data was available to similar agencies in developed countries

Developed countries have to show cause, or they use to have to do so. 

43 minutes ago, yellowboat said:

Developed countries have to show cause, or they use to have to do so. 

Indeed. But as you say, that's 'developed' countries, not 3rd-world developing-but-backward-just-at-the-moment countries.

Edited November 22, 20178 yr by Sid Celery

8 minutes ago, Sid Celery said:

Indeed. But as you say, that's 'developed' countries, not 3rd-world developing-but-backward-just-at-the-moment countries.

And your country is doing fantastic aren't they?

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The NIA is interested in accessing 34 databases that are not classified as confidential

Check with Wikileaks and the Russian Embassy.

Might even be for sale on the Dark Net.

'The NIA is interested in accessing 34 databases that are not classified as confidential ...'

 

That would depend on who's doing the classifying.