Mobile Surveillance and the Protection of Communications Secrets Act of Korea
Yeo-Kyung Chang, Jisung Kim
Korean Progressive Network, ‘JINBONET’
Table of Contents
I. Political Backgrounds
II. Developments in Mobile Communication Technologies and The Service Market
1. Mobile communication technologies
2. Market penetration and competition
III. Case Analysis: Lawful and Unlawful Interceptions
1. Unlawful interceptions by the government
(a) Interception of phone calls in fixed-line telephony
(b) Appearance of interception of mobile telecommunications
(c) Technical aspects of the 2G mobile communication interception by the airwaves
(d) Network operators involvement in unlawful interception by the government
2. Lawful interceptions and information handover
(a) Communication interception
(b) Handover of communication activity verification information
(c) Handover of communication data
(d) Abuse of information handover procedures
3. Unlawful interception by private entities
IV. The Protection of Communications Secrets Act
1. Enactment
2. Revisions
3. Dispute over future revision since 2007
(a) Legal issues
(b) Technological issues
V. Conclusions
※ This report is produced as a part of a multi-national research project funded by the Open Network Initiative (ONI).
2009-03-31
