Swizerland will start requiring real-time surveillance interfaces for all (all!) broadband communications starting August 1st according to a leaked internal directive. The ministry of justice, Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, says existing laws can be interpreted to legitimize this new lawful interception interface and therefore no public discussion was supposed to happen.

Police will be able to monitor email, IM, VOIP and all other Internet traffic of people deemed suspicious. A figleaf order of a judge is required, however given the range of crimes and suspicions thereof that are discussed, that’s hardly worth mentioning:

According to “Die Wochenzeitung” the meassure could apply to suspicion of terrorism, fraud, threatening a state official, part-taking in a non-peaceful demonstration or welfare fraud.

Did I mention you should download GPG, Tor and all that jazz? Do I still have to?