FBI Adds the Internet to wiretap wishlist
A far-reaching FBI proposal would require all broadband Net providers,
including cable modem and DSL companies, to rewire their networks to support
easy wiretapping by police. The proposal would give police ready
access to any form of Internet-based communications. This proposal was
given to the FCC and f approved as drafted, the proposal could dramatically
expand the scope of the agency’s wiretap powers, raise costs for cable broadband
companies and complicate Internet product development. Not just
that. I am beginning to question the powers of the FCC. Even Colin Powell
has called into question the powers of the FCC over communication.
"The FCC should ignore pleas about national security and sophisticated
criminals because sophisticated parties will use noncompliant VoIP, available
open source and offshore," said Jim Harper of Privacilla.org,
a privacy advocacy Web site. "CALEA for VoIP will only be good for busting
small-time bookies, small-time potheads and other nincompoops."
One unusual section of the FBI letter is that it claims the bureau is seeking
to protect Americans’ privacy rights. Sorry, my bullshit-ometer just went
off.
This is crazy. Read more here:
http://news.com.com/2100-7352-5137344.html?tag=nl
http://news.com.com/2100-1028-5172948.html
FBI Adds to Wiretap(Slashdot)
November 15th, 2004 at 10:54 am
Is there any place safe anymore to just be anonymous? So not only are they going to invade the privacy of the National levels by doing this they are also breaking the boundaries of national jurisdiction here. Isn’t this the World Wide Web? Doesn’t that mean that we could all be talking to our cousins in Japan or India? What gives America the right to tap those conversations or communications from correspondent from other Countries? They didn’t agree to it, oh but that’s right they are not Americans so I guess they don’t deserve the same common cortices, but we will pretend that we give a shit by going over there and fighting wars on their soil. No wonder we are being terrorized. Then again are we not the ones being tapped here. Hell, you might as well just let them move in your house or apartment with you and videotape your whole damn lives at that point. There’s a reality T.V. show, they’re taking Cops to a whole new level. I think it’s B.S and should never be allowed. It could be another reason why our boy Colin Powel Resigned. How could you look at your self-everyday knowing that the mirror is taping every thing your doing? I couldn’t I’d break the mirror damn the bad luck. Screw the government policies and band this crap from happening. Where is Zack Delarocha when you need him? We need a new Rage Against The Machine.