Verisign Offers Wiretapping Services

LinuxDeckard writes "According to this article at FindLaw, VeriSign will soon be offering its 'NetDiscovery' wire tapping services for a monthly fee. NetDiscovery will allow Telecoms to comply with court ordered wire taps." Verisign's press release is informative. This appears to be tapping of voice calls rather than internet usage. I assume it would work something like this: telecom company gets a wiretap notification from the FBI or local police; it routes all calls to/from $TARGET through a Verisign switch; Verisign does the tapping and reporting to the tappers. If you think this doesn't affect you, keep in mind that under the PATRIOT Act the barrier for wiretapping is set very low indeed.

Comments

This doesn't effect me.

[cperciva]

I really don't care if they listen in on all my phone calls. For that matter, I don't care if the entire world listens in on all my phone calls.

I can't remember when I last used a phone, but it certainly wasn't any time recently.

Re:Verisign - just acting wisely

[GigsVT]

Your father must have made a killing selling gas chambers during WWII.

they're just trying to make a buck by filling a need that is currently out there