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Universities Not Happy With Security Law
Chris Crum
Staff Writer
2005-10-24
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Computer security is about to get a lot tighter at universities, libraries, and other places as a result of an order from the FCC involving federal wiretap law.
This comes as an extension of the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which was originally passed to require phone companies to beef up their systems from money out of their own pockets so that law enforcement officers could easily monitor calls.
Now the government wants hundreds of universities, libraries, etc. to beef up their computer security systems with money out of their pockets to help law enforcement officers catch terrorists and other criminals (especially child molesters I assume).
The universities are not happy about the FCC's order and they are protesting. They claim that the costs would be ridiculously high, and the efforts won't do much to assist in the catching of criminals.
Libraries, airports, ISPs, and cities are other entities that must also comply with the law, but none of these groups are complaining nearly as much as the universities.
So far, privacy doesn't seem to be a major concern, although I'm sure that it is a topic of discussion out there. The money seems to be the biggest problem for the schools. I must say $7 billion is a pretty big problem.
About the Author:
Chris Crum is a staff writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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