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Finland Weighs Wider Wiretaps

Finland wants investigators to act earlier against serious crime. The proposals before lawmakers would also change where the state can listen and who checks it.

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Odd Inge Teige
Nov 13

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Finland’s Parliament put proposals to expand the surveillance powers of police and the Finnish Border Guard on its November 12 agenda. The police bill would allow the National Bureau of Investigation to intercept communications and, under specific restrictions, listen inside homes while gathering intelligence on serious t…

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