Footnotes

[2645] Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand, 1997, available at http://www.krisdika.go.th/law/text/lawpub/e11102540/text.htm.

[2646] "IT Laws Will Be Reviewed Today - Ready for Cabinet Early Next Month," Bangkok Post, January 20, 2000.

[2647] "Cabinet Okays E-commerce Law Draft," The Nation (Thailand) July 27, 2000.

[2648] "Thailand's Parliament Passes Electronic Transactions Law, Bangkok Post, October 30, 2001.

[2649] "E-Law Becomes Effective Today but Uncertainties still Remain," Bangkok Post, April 3, 2002, available at http://www.bangkokpost.com/030402_Database/03Apr2002_data82.html.

[2650] "Data Protection Laws under Discussion," Bangkok Post, July 4, 2001.

[2651] "Industry Body Prods Government on Privacy Issues - Laws Needed to Gain Trust," Bangkok Post, May 10, 2000.

[2652] "Slow Links the Biggest Issue that Dial-Up Users Face, but over Two-Thirds Are Satisfied," Bangkok Post, December 12, 2001.

[2653] "New Legislation: Cyber-criminals Targeted," The Nation (Thailand) May 3, 2002.

[2654] "Thailand Moves to Crack Down on Web Content," Newsbytes, July 26, 2001.

[2655] Official Information Act, B.E. 2540 (1997), available at http://www.krisdika.go.th/law/text/lawpub/e02092540/text.htm.

[2656] "Information Access and Privacy Protection in Thailand," Kittisak Prokati, Commissioner, Official Information Commission, Thailand.

[2657] Homepage http://www.oic.thaigov.go.th/.

[2658] E-mail from Niti Wirudchawong, OIC Commissioner, to Cédric Laurant, Policy Counsel, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), July 18, 2003 (on file with EPIC).

[2659] "Media Mistreats Juveniles," Bangkok Post, September 14, 2001

[2660] United States Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2001, March 4, 2002 available at http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8378.htm.

[2661] "Panel Affirms Opposition to SID Plan," Bangkok Post, June 30, 2002.

[2662] Telegraph and Telephone Act, B.E. 2476.

[2663] "Thai Telecoms Chief Resigns amid Phone Tapping Scandal," Agence France Presse, June 6, 2000.

[2664] "Thailand: Politics - PM Denies Chuan's Wire-tapping Claim," Bangkok Post, April 8, 1997.

[2665] "Inside Politics Infuriated by Tap Rap," FT Asia Intelligence Wire, July 3, 1997.

[2666] "Anti-graft Agency to Probe Bugging Case," Bankok Post, June 16, 2000.

[2667] "Probe Result Upsets Veera: Activist Wants to Examine Report," Bangkok Post, June 13, 2001.

[2668] "Thai Editor Claims his Cell Phone is Bugged," The Straits Times (Singapore), March 15, 2002.

[2669] "AMLO: Sinister Criminal Plot and Cover-Up," The Nation (Thailand), June 27, 2002.

[2670] "Thailand: Issuing Computerized National Identity Cards," Newsbytes, September 8, 1997.

[2671] "Thaksin not in Favour of 'Unnecessary' Smart Cards," Bangkok Post, May 27, 2001

[2672] "E-Government: Email Accounts Linked to ID card," Bangkok Post, August 2, 2000.

[2673] E-mail from Niti Wirudchawong, supra. Compared to 150 complaints and 88 requests for appeal in 2001, "Your Right to Know," Bangkok Post, April 1, 2002.

[2674] E-mail from Niti Wirudchawong, supra.

[2675] E-mail from Niti Wirudchawong, OIC Commissioner, to EPIC, May 18, 2001.

[2676] "Human Rights Commission: Senate Chooses Last Two Panel Members," Bangkok Post, June 2, 2001.