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FBI Adds to Wiretap Wish List

Posted by michael on from the can-we-hear-you-now? dept.

WorkEmail writes "A far-reaching proposal from the FBI, made public Friday, would require all broadband Internet providers, including cable modem and DSL companies, to rewire their networks to support easy wiretapping by police. The FBI's request to the Federal Communications Commission aims to give police ready access to any form of Internet-based communications. If 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."

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  1. YOU ARE ALL GAY NIGGERS! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  2. In Soviet America.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Well.. yeah. That's about all I got.

  3. Re:win by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    You lose it cock muncher..

    anyone remember the game number munchers? this cock muncher just reminded me of that kick ass game for the ole apple II i think..

  4. Nostradamus here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I, Nostradamus, am back and I have a prediction for the future that I am absolutely sure about: This post will be modded down to -1, Offtopic

  5. Re:In Soviet Russia... by rock_climbing_guy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Just a friendly reminder to put things in perspective, they proposed that stupid "Clipper" initiative under the Clinton Administration. Also, Janet Reno, Bill Clinton's Attorney General made some very anti-encryption statements. One of them was invoking a hypothetical case where a criminal used encryption to hide after kidnapping a child, if I'm not mistaken.

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    Wh47 d1d j00 541, 31337 15n't t3h r0xor5 ne m0r3???
  6. Re:Stock Tip by fat32 · · Score: 0, Troll

    It looks like the second generation of homebrew PVRs is on its way. Asus recently released their Digimatrix barebones PC which combines a lot of features in a very slim and stylish box. DVD/CD-R, WiFi, HDTV tuner, FM Tuner, memory card reader etc. All for ~$400. The reviews look good, except that the software that comes with it doesn't look all that great... of course this may not be a problem because there has already been significant effort in getting linux to run on it and most features are working. Combine MythTV with this device and you have an almost perfect PVR? I wonder what other hardware companies have in store for the homebrew PVR market?

  7. WHATS THE BEST NATION IN THE WORLD? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    uriNATION, HAW HAW. Now pay your $699 licence fee you teabaggers.

  8. This is WAR!! by DigiShaman · · Score: -1, Troll

    First 9/11, now Spain.

    God damnit!! I want those fucking Islamic extremists killed on the spot. The sooner we wipe them out, the sooner we can get our freedoms back...I hope. If not, then they already won the war at destroying America.

    Bravo Bin Ladin, you used our system against us. I just hope we can repay you in the sum total of a bullet to the head.

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    1. Re:This is WAR!! by lecter,hannibal_md · · Score: -1, Troll

      How can we wipe out ALL of the extremists? We can't even find the one at the center of the witch hunt... and why do they have to be Islamic? I would like to wipe out the Microsoft extremists as well... when will this war on terrorism end? never? who will declare the winner? in my opinion there is already a clear winner emerging... not the 'terrorists' not the U.S. as a whole ... but the select few that were able to use these terrible events for their gain... Bush/Ashcroft/Washington will continue to milk 9-11 for all it is worth... we lost more than 5000 innocent lives that day... we lost any illusion of freedom that day... now we are living in an opressive society that grants many the illusion of security.

  9. See ya later and don't forget to write..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    GWBush will certainly be reelected in November.
    Sane people want America to defend itself without getting all mixed up in UN affairs where the agenda is undermining the USA's power.
    We can't vote the beauracratic institutions out of office they aren't on the ballot and remain despite whoever is elected.

  10. Re:Screw you, government! You pay for the upgrades by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    technically the surplus was based on projections, it was all on paper and none of it existed.

    clintons surplus was projections based on the faulty economy he allowed.

    clinton was a poor president, and history will show that.

    he rid out a good economic time, and the result is what exists today.