Take your passport to internet cafe

[Scumbag]

I have just come across this little jem. It looks like you'll have to take your passport to the internet cafe in pattaya should you want to use them. Looks like another law that will be ignored...

 

Internet data law goes into force Aug 23

KING-OUA LAOHONG

 

From Aug 23, private firms, organisations and government agencies will be required to store all internet traffic data for 90 days so it is available as digital evidence for police. Pol Col Yannapol Youngyuen, commander of the Bureau of Technology and Cyber Crime at the Department of Special Investigation, said the IT Ministry order has no exceptions and will include banks, hotels, schools and internet cafes.

 

He said digital evidence gathered from computers is useful in tracking those engaged in cyber crime.

 

Cyber offences, ranging from email forwarding of pornographic pictures to posting libellous messages on forums, are on the rise, Pol Col Yannapol said, but police agencies find it hard to gather the evidence to bring the perpetrators to justice.

 

He said internet cafes will also be required to collect information to identify computer users, such as ID cards, time of logging in and sites visited. Shops that fail to heed the rules will face fines up to 500,000 baht, he said.

 

Source: Bangkok Post

[ROOTER]

Police State!Whats next???

[Siege]

If this is true!!!! Why dont they just not let people in Thailand.

[7-Eleven]

Guess I will take my passport then just in case I get asked for it. Thanks for the update SB

[LaaMok]

control freaks or what!

[Siam Sam]

1984

[keswick01]

Will this be another way police can create situations that will end in a bribe being paid?

 

When in Thailand I only use Internet to place my bets online so it may actually save me some money.

[Scumbag]

IMO any internet cafés that implement this in Pattaya will be out of business in no time.

[iballooka]

Sad sad sad, the time to move on is drawing ever closer....

[Siam Sam]

So if the new rule is adopted strictly then anyone who accesses PA in the LOS and looks at nude photos could be in trouble?

[Dr.Winston]

It'll disappear like so many of the other silly laws they have passed in recent years. It's nice to know that it's not just the UK that is effected by this "legislation" madness. The only difference is that common sense takes control in Thailand and the law dissappears in effect.

[hedonist]

I heard a rumour that the reason it was introduced (along with the smoking ban, CCTV camera requirement, etc) was to make us falangs more at home during our stay there

The above is a little tongue in cheek, but i can see this being seen as yet another reason to either rethink ones plans to come here, or to re-evaluate how to spend your time in SE Asia

 

Hedonist

[brad117]

This type of thing is mind numbing...

 

 

[valsven]

so are the internet cafes in pattaya doing this?