There are few government restrictions on access to the Internet and no credible reports that the government monitors
e-mail or Internet
chat rooms without judicial oversight. Prior to 2012, the government-owned telecommunications company blocked
Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) services.[9][10]
The law provides for
freedom of speech and
press and the government generally respects these rights in practice. The constitution prohibits arbitrary interference with privacy, family, home, or correspondence, and government authorities generally respect these prohibitions in practice. Law enforcement agencies may, with judicial oversight, intercept communications to obtain information in the interest of "national security, public order, public morals, and public safety." The law defines communication broadly to encompass the possible interception of communication by post, telephone, facsimile, e-mails, chat, and/or text messages whether encrypted or unencrypted or whether provided by public or private providers.[9]
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ab"Belize", Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, U.S. Department of State, 20 March 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2014.