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[James Dasher <jdasher AT ibiblio.org>]

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"