Civil society organizations in Myanmar such as the Myanmar Centre for Responsible Business MCRB had previously welcomed that ETSI standards will be used for internet gateway facilities and had recommended drafting Lawful Interception Regulations with rights respecting characteristics As of the timing of this study however Myanmar still lacks a rights respecting Lawful Interception framework and the government continues to monitor the voice and traffic data of the people in Myanmar C ea i f a La f l I e ce i S em The second document uncovered by this research study indicates that following the meeting discussed above the MoTC allocated 6 190 million kyats approximately 4 million USD to implement a Lawful Interception System for 2019 2020 Financial Year This figure came in addition to the approximately 4 6 million USD spent on the SMMT Notably even though the Lawful Interception System was proposed as outlined above Myanmar does not have a lawful intercept framework with the characteristics protecting human rights