Lawful Intercept on the Cheap – Event Recap
Last week we held our first online event for 2022! We hosted this event as we wanted to give our members an idea of how this can be done without breaking the bank, as regulatory compliance usually comes at a significant cost for those who have to comply. We were fortunate to have a panel of experts and a last minute extra – from the Australian Federal Police – who discussed lawful intercept in Australia and the Open LI project from across the ditch.
The session kicked off with an introduction from Narelle Clark and moved quickly into Sophia Joo’s session. She provided an overview of how lawful interception works in Australia, including important information about the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979, the lawful intercept process, what your obligations are under the Act and began discussion on the cost of compliance. Richard Nelson followed on being the first of three panellists to discuss the Open LI project – a collaboration between the University of Waikato and industry participants – and how it got started. Shane Alcock – the Lead Software Developer for the project – provided an excellent technical overview of the project, and Dave Mill gave us practical insight into how to implement Open LI in an ISP and turn Shane’s software into something that gets everything you need done. The AFP representative, Mark Parncutt, helped to field questions giving attendees helpful and insightful information on lawful intercept here in Australia. The session ended with a useful discussion based on the audience’s questions.
Despite the event going well, we did run into a technical glitch prior to the event start with a Zoom feature, whereby it requested some registered attendees to register again. We apologise to those who missed it due to this unfortunate occurrence and can reassure everyone that careful testing was undertaken prior to the event, so it happened despite our best efforts. Thankfully, we recorded the session, which can be accessed via our YouTube channel.
