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  • From: James Dasher <jdasher AT ibiblio.org>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Internet wiretapping approved
  • Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 11:24:26 -0400


On Aug 5, 2004, at 11:05 AM, Thomas wrote:

Of course, if you're not guilty of anything, you have nothing to worry about.

http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9263

U.S. regulators on Wednesday ruled tentatively in favor of an FBI and Justice Department proposal that would compel Internet broadband and VoIP providers to open their networks up to easy surveillance by law enforcement agencies.

Damn John Ashcroft! And damn the PATRIOT Act!

At issue is the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), a federal law that mandates surveillance backdoors in U.S. telephone networks, allowing the FBI to start listening in on a target's phone calls within minutes of receiving court approval. Last March, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration jointly petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a ruling that cable modem companies and other broadband providers are also covered by the law.

Oh, wait. Somebody opened that barn door a long time ago.

Cheers -
James
who is enjoying his quarterly "INW Contributor Day"





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