Cambodia: Mandatory Internet Surveillance Cameras

The Cambodian government is enforcing a circular drafted earlier this year which requires internet cafes to set up surveillance cameras and to register callers. Based on an unofficial translation made by Jinja, the government said the circular was made in response to the rising number of cyber crimes in the country:.. The circular is seen by some netizens as a threat to internet freedom. Clothilde Le Coz interviews several Cambodian writers who expressed their concern over attempts by the government to regulate online behavior. Cambodian Law Blog confirms news reports that the government is drafting an anti-cybercrime law: “The Cambodian government seems to have had enough of false information on the internet. It is drafting a law that will make it illegal to lie on the internet. Does a writer need to know the information is false? Does he have to intend to cause harm through the false information? False speech is a problem that every government will need to address at some point or another. It will be interesting to see how the Cambodian government deals with this difficult issue”….

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