Article: Eavesdropping poser for lawmakers.(News)

BYLINE: Moshoeshoe Monare

Imagine eavesdropping on criminals or terrorists plotting to smuggle drugs or weapons into South Africa - and getting the exact location and time of delivery in the process.

It sounds like a technological revolution in crime-fighting and intelligence gathering, but this is what intelligence officers at the National Communications Centre (NCC) - the country's interceptor of foreign signals - do, working tirelessly to try to curb "transnational organised crime".

On the other hand, imagine your telephone conversation with your friend - who is outside the country - being intercepted without the eavesdropper obtaining a warrant from a judge. ...

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