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From The Nation

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/07 ... 041329.php (http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/07/18/headlines/headlines_30041329.php)

Thai police get tough Net laws
Taking effect today, a new law allows police officers or government inspectors to seize computers on private premises suspected of containing pornographic material or evidence in connection with either general criminal activities or cyber crimes.

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This was referred to in the thread some days ago. http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/fo ... 12202.html (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/announcement-from-loxinfo-know-what-it-refers-to-t12202.html)

How much "tea money" will be required to offset crimes against English grammar.

How much "tea money" will be required to offset crimes against English grammar.

If they compound it, lmtu will surely be broke very quickly.

[x in pattaya]

Article 18: Inspectors are required to minimally access information on targeted computers and, if unable, are required to produce solid evidence to owner of private premises to support their suspicion over illegal activities and then seize the computers, without court warrants. Entry will be only during daytime and only after showing their ID cards.

No knocks in the middle of the night, but lunch time raids are a possibility.

Certainly the posting of photos of people who wouldn't want their pictures on a gay website, especially one that has porn purveyors as advertisers, could be considered placing people in compromising positions.




Now that the law is in effect, people will have to think twice about such innocuous activities as forwarding e-mails containing information or pictures of other people in compromising positions, or circulating URLs of websites that offer content such as pornography. Senders will now have to consider the impact of this material on others because those forwarding such material can also be prosecuted for infringing on others' rights to privacy.


The law will require ISPs to back up information, such as IP addresses and user logs, which would increase their cost of doing business. However, this would improve security on all sides and create an environment in which more people are encouraged to do business online, which would benefit all parties, including ISPs.

[jimnbkk]

"The law will require ISPs to back up information, such as IP addresses and user logs, which would increase their cost of doing business. However,.............."

Dumb question: If I'm in an internet cafe, using either my own notebook through their system, or one of the cafe computers, do I have my own IP address? Or, is there a single IP address for the cafe?

[GWMinUS]

Net Cafes use a Server. It allocates IP Address to each PC. Usually at random.
If you want to use your own notebook, you have to set it to get an IP Address from the Server.

At hotels, it is different. Tartawan Place has PCs and I have connected my notebook to their service using the IP Address they gave me. They now have WiFi and you can connect through that. Very difficult to know who is using what IP Address!!!

What are you guys doing on the internet that makes you so nervous?

Most countries had had these laws/powers for years - and more!

[GWMinUS]

And my BF keeps saying that he is waiting for the FBI to come knocking on our door.
I cannot imagine why???
:pale:

[Bob]

What are you guys doing on the internet that makes you so nervous?

Hmmmm.....one thing I do is regularly read and post to a message board that has members with names such as "boygeenyus." Is that enough to get me committed?

Come to think of it, maybe I should set out some milk and cookies because Chris Hanson and Dateline might come a calling...