Central America

Aprueban ley sobre escuchas telefónicas en Honduras

Posted by on December 13, 2011 at 8:16 pm

TEGUCIGALPA – El Congreso aprobó una polémica ley que permite a las autoridades escuchar las conversaciones telefónicas e intervenir los correos electrónicos, cuentas bancarias y el servicio de internet a los sospechosos de participar en actividades ilegales. La nueva norma se inscribe en un intento por combatir con mayor fuerza el narcotráfico y la delincuencia en Honduras. [...]

Porfirio Lobo advierte que involucrados en espionaje a entorno presidencial irán a la cárcel

Posted by on August 2, 2011 at 7:33 am

Los responsables del espionaje telefónico y cibernético en Casa Presidencial irán a la cárcel, advirtió esta viernes el presidente de Honduras, Porfirio Lobo Sosa. El mandatario de la República reveló que hay al menos cuatro centros de intervención de llamadas privados que están siendo identificados para proceder conforme a Ley, esto luego de participar en [...]

Oversight needed for new wiretap program

Posted by on April 6, 2011 at 8:40 pm

… On Nov. 19, 2008, Roberto Guillén, chief operations manager for the Department of Intelligence and Security (DIS), was arrested for allegedly passing citizens’ personal data to a criminal enterprise, whose members are accused of defrauding victims’ bank accounts and passing phony checks. After a two-year suspension, Guillén returned to DIS on Jan. 9 to [...]

WikiLeaks: Panama’s leader pressured U.S. to help wiretap opponents

Posted by on January 3, 2011 at 6:20 pm

(CNN) — In July 2009, the U.S. ambassador in Panama received an unexpected message on her BlackBerry. It came from newly elected President Ricardo Martinelli, and said simply, “I need help with tapping phones.” According to a diplomatic cable written in August 2009, which was obtained and published by the website WikiLeaks, then-Ambassador Barbara J. [...]