[98235] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Routing public traffic across county boundaries in Europe
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Miquel van Smoorenburg)
Thu Jul 26 15:01:17 2007
From: "Miquel van Smoorenburg" <miquels@cistron.nl>
Date: 26 Jul 2007 18:59:57 GMT
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In article <20070726105519.FF93A65E@resin11.mta.everyone.net>,
Scott Weeks <surfer@mauigateway.com> wrote:
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>--- andy.loukes@thecloud.net wrote:
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>What (if any) are the legal implications of taking internet destined
>traffic in one country and egressing it in another (with an ip block
>correctly marked for the correct country).
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>Somebody mentioned to me the other day that they thought the Dutch
>government didn't allow an ISP to take internet traffic from a Dutch
>citizen and egress in another country because it makes it easy for the
>local country to snoop.
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>That's funny. I've always thought of the internet as a global,
>borderless entity where ideas and information are shared without
>restraint. Perhaps it's time to whap the gov't with a clue bat?
I'm a Dutch network engineer and I have never heard of this.
Mike.
