The British government (the only Western democracy to require ISPs to have
back doors accessible to the security services) has passed legislation
requiring sysadmins
to be licensed. They say this wasn't their intention, but nonetheless it
is on the books.
It'll probably be a useful tool to ensure compliance;
sysadmins who are slow in handing over passwords or too eager to tell their
users that they're being watched could find themselves struck off the register.