Tehran, May 21, Taliya News – Head of Parliament’s Telecom Committee said here Saturday MMS and SMS contents are private premises of individuals, controlling which is eavesdropping and illegal, unless it is done with Judiciary Power’s permission.
Ramezan-Ali Sadeqzadeh arguing that MMS and SMS messages are private interactions between two parties, added in an interview with IRNA, “There is no legal justification for such practices.”
The first deputy of Parliament’s Mines & Industries Commission added, “Just as it is illegal to eavesdrop the conversation of two people in accordance with the IRI Constitution in any way, save for doing so based on the verdict of a court of justice in order to prove a crime, or to prevent a threat against national security, and similar cases, controlling the MMS and SMS contents, too, need to be based on such a verdict, or after the filing of a complaint by the receiver of the unwanted texts, or pictures, or films.”
The Supreme Council for Cultural Revolution has recently issued a directive asking the ICT Ministry to observe the necessary controls regarding dispatching SMSes and MMSes.