The Dutch police and intelligence services tapped at least 3350 internet connections in 2009. An increase of 385 percent since 2006.
The Dutch police and intelligence services tapped at least 3350 internet connections in 2009. An increase of 385 percent since 2006.
The number of internet wiretaps by the Dutch government has exploded in recent years, reveals Dutch ict-newssite Webwereld. There is political uproar about the explosive growth of these numbers, which up until now have been secret. Two left-wing political parties demand written explanations of the Ministry of Justice. They fear huge privacy violations, because the wiretaps often encompass relations of suspects, who themselves are not suspected of crime and/or terror. Furthermore, the effectiveness of wiretaps in crime prevention has not been proven.
1.5 million connections
In 2009 there were 335 wire taps placed on a group of 1.5 million internet connections. The 335 taps were monitored for 8920 days in total by the Dutch Ministry of Justice and the military and national intelligence services. The average duration of a internet wiretap is 27 days.
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