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FBI Wants To Tap Your Internet
SecurityProNews
Staff Writer
2006-07-11
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Were you aware that American citizens had elected the FBI to Congress? Did you know the FBI could draft legislation? Apparently the law enforcement agency can and has produced a bill that will expand wiretapping initiatives to Internet service providers and network builders in order to make it easier to eaves drop.
CNet's Declan McCullagh reports that the FBI's Barry Smith delivered the proposal at a "private meeting" in Washington last week, informing the attendees that the bill would be introduced by Senator Mike DeWine (R-OH).
If passed, the legislation would require ISPs to create hubs to be used for police surveillance and hardware companies to create "backdoors" so they can listen in on anything from instant messages to VoIP communications. The agency claims that "the complexity and variety" of new technologies has made it nearly impossible to lawfully intercept information.
Maybe they should talk to the NSA. They seem to know how to make AT&T roll over with or without the Constitution.
The wording of the bill: requires routing and addressing hardware manufacturers to modify equipment to allow wiretapping; expands authority to the FCC to decide which communications methods to be in the "public interest," which could include in-game console chat; require ISPs to have communications data ready on demand; and eliminate the requirement that Justice Dept. publish the number interceptions.
McCullagh has more information on the people and elected officials involved.
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