FCC Rules VoIP Must Be Tappable

pengie2 writes "The FCC has unanimously approved the U.S. Justice Department's bid to expand CALEA to broadband and VoIP networks, according to reports from SecurityFocus and News.com. This means, following a mandatory public comment period, service providers will have to wire their networks for easy law enforcement surveillance, the way phone companies do now. The feds have wanted this for a long time." Ebon Praetor adds a link to Reuters' version, writing "In addition, the FCC has decided that the push-to-talk, or walkie-talkie, functions available on phones from Nextel should also be subject to the same tapping regulations that regular phones are."

Comments

Re:The Police don't get to do this often . . .

[Kenja]

"Under 18 USCA 2518, the FBI has to apply for a warrant from a court before it can obtain a wire tap."

And under the Patriot Act, they dont.

Re:Do try harder

[Xabraxas]

Oh I didn't realize they were already on the flight path towards those buildings. From what I read they actually had to turn the planes around to hit their targets.

This seems like another attempt to make ourselves feel better about the situation by belittling the enemy. It may help psychologically but it's still bullshit. It reminds me of people calling the terrorists cowards right after 9/11. Because cowards often give their lives for their beliefs..err...not. Demented? Sick? Perverse and evil? Sure, all of those things, but not stupid and cowardly.