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Cisco Support for Lawful Intercept In IP Networks

Posted by chrisd on from the law-and-technology dept.

cf_33073 writes "Scary stuff for the privacy advocates out there. Your Internet telephone conversations may soon be tapped by the government. Anyone else concerned about these intercepts being hacked? Full text of the RFC Is available (mirror)"

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  1. Welcome to intercept PGPfone by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    All packets are freely available to the fed. No special intercept equipment required. Decryption may be a different story.

  2. Why worry about lawful intercept? by patbob · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Let's see if I have this right.. you broadcast your packets on a public network where you already assume anyone can potentially get access to them, then you worry about what happens when the government steps in and asks to receive a copy of those packets?

    Like what, the government isn't already part of "anybody"?

    I'm far more worried about entities that are not part of the government getting a copy of my packets. Flawed though their procedures, checks and balances may be, at least the government folks have some. What procedures, checks and balances are on the criminals?

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  3. Re:And the problem is... what exactly? by cranos · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The problem is that governments are trying to move to a point where they don't need warrants.