Sehnaoui Meets Berri: Whoever Acquires Telecom Data Can Spy on Everyone in Lebanon
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Telecommunications Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui noted on Thursday that the Lebanese people have “no idea of the large amount of information” that is stored in the telecom data.
He said after holding talks with Speaker Nabih Berri: “Whoever acquires the data can spy on everyone in Lebanon.”
The information is an invasion of the people’s privacy and the country’s security, he added.
Furthermore, whoever acquires the data can allow other sides to spy on the Lebanese people’s telephone lines and “therein lies the danger of the matter,” warned the minister.
The debate over the telecom data has been brought up again by the March 14 forces in light of the failed assassination attempt against Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on April 4.
They held Sehnaoui and those who support him responsible for preventing the security forces and authorities from obtaining the telecom data in their probe into assassination attempts.
The minister said that this issue is in the hands of a judicial commission that was formed by the government in February, which receives the records of some 3.4 million subscribers and decides whether to hand them over to the security agencies or not.
Sehnaoui said that all accusations against him in this dispute are aimed at misleading the public.
“Linking this issue with assassinations is aimed at misleading the people, but they all know that we are keen on the country’s security more than the other camp,” he remarked.
12 April 2012, 16:47
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It would appear that you donot even know you bootlicker
What major crime has your camp solved
12 April 2012, 16:48
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Lebanon does not need you, how keen are you really on Lebanon Security ?
12 April 2012, 17:06
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Yes of course same old bullshit but Hezbollah telecommunication networks in Tarshish is for resistance purposes. So its ok to let them install it. Thanks god Ahel Zahleh stopped them. But if people are getting killed or there are attempts on their life , ISF cannot acquire information on telephone lines... Sami Gemayel last time almost got killed going to his brothers funeral. Stop thinking all of this is a comedy people are getting killed and i dont care whether Hezbollah or Israel did it i want to know who is behind this. Some people here are scared they could spy on them. I mean who the hell you guys think you are? if you have nothing to hide you dont have to be afraid. And by the way i dont think if ur talking to your girlfriend or mom they would bother listening... Really dumb people.
12 April 2012, 17:22
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Now only you and your allies can spy... the Lebanese people are in good hands
12 April 2012, 17:39
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liar.
the data shows only location information and who is calling who.
stop protecting your allies hizbushaitan.
12 April 2012, 18:02
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"A judicial commission that was formed by the government in February".
Formed by the M8 one-sided government, I'm sure this judicial commission is totally "independent".
12 April 2012, 20:43
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our privacy can't be invaded every time a new movie is launched! even if it's launched by geagea! and sorry Geha they can also see ur SMS, don't you send love SMS to ur girl? don't u send confidential sms to your clients or co-workers? why would I want a Aakari soldier unvailing my secrets
12 April 2012, 21:49
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Your Hizb, Syria and Iran can see all the data but the Lebanese Security forces cannot!!! what's wrong with you?
13 April 2012, 09:00
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where did you get that info!?? any proof or just coz the future said so?
12 April 2012, 22:18
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So far only the Shia bootlickers and their allies control telecom data. How amazing M14 and the Lebanese gov't doing investigations can't use it. No wonder the Hezz won't allow competition from the world. Plust they keep a momopoly and keep ripping off the Lebanese for the highest prices in the world.
12 April 2012, 22:34
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Ok. everyone reading my comments who from now on wont be sending "sensual SMS" to his Beloved Like my comment!
12 April 2012, 22:50
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""but they all know that we are keen on the country’s security more than the other camp,” ""
hahahaha! 2006: hezbollah started a war, 2008 hezbollah took the streets with arms, 2011: hezbollah pressured on jumblatt to change camp! 2005-2010: murders of M14 polticians, journalists opposed to M8 and their friends, not a single M8 was even threatened (strange by the way ;) ) and he says M8 are keen on security?? soooooooooo funny!
what a jerk.... :)
13 April 2012, 04:07
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Security is above all you moron minister, if it takes unveiling all the Lebanese data to discover who is messing with the Country security then be it because others were not threatened and letting crime after crime slip the system will encourage indirectly the criminals UNLESS you are part of those criminals god forbid. Call accounting in the telephone system can selective and specific to certain timeframe, so only the calls made on that date/time can be revealed to the security personnel.
13 April 2012, 04:52
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What a load of garbage. M8 has nothing to worry about, they are not the ones on the reviving end of the assainations.
“therein lies the danger of the matter,”... the real danger is to the perpetrators, as the so called Party of God well knows, telecom data can come back and bite them in the Ass.
The thugs control the weapons, the goverment and now the law.
13 April 2012, 09:05
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judicial committees rarely go public thus the minister explained why the data shouldn't be passed to the ISF, I hope this answers your questions neighbor
13 April 2012, 09:07
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There was no security breach just a lousy movie that didn't reach its goal of giving geagea an aura he’s been searching for since ever , this shouldn't be a reason to invade the citizens privacy, in Europe even in case of huge terrorist attacks full data is never given away.
13 April 2012, 14:55
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How a minister can formulate such absurd statements??? Who is asking for the telecom data's?? a simple citizen of entlitled persons like ISF and judiciary employees asking to perform their duties? If officials cannot access telecom data's then who has the right to do so? Hezbollah and Aasem Kanso?? If in murders attempts telecom data's cannot be accessed then in which occasions they are required?
It is incredible how March 8 loosers use any stupid arguments to protects their crimes. This reminds of the the comedy "investigation" done for the Antelias terrorist act, when to guys from Dahiyeh exploded a bomb in the middle of the day, in a public place.
13 April 2012, 19:17
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Why are you Mr Minister logging the Telecom data? you are wasting disk space on the servers and citizens tax dollars if you are not going to use it.
