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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."

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  1. GNAA RULZ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    They will tap your ass for free!!!

    1. Re:GNAA RULZ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Tap! Ass! Free!
      Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaa!
      C'mon the GNAA. That's funny as fuck.

  2. Re:Do try harder by Unnngh! · · Score: -1, Troll
    I'm not stupid why would a terrorist be

    Would you fly a plane into a building? Sounds pretty fucking stupid to me...

  3. gna4 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  4. Law jumping through hoops? NOT by waspleg · · Score: 1, Troll

    its called the patriot act and all they need is suspicion

    in addition to that lets not forget they want an expansion of both power and time (right now the patriot act is set to expire in 2005, lessee how far that gets if bush/asscroft get re-elected) for said anti-constitution

    enjoy your police state and dont' forget you only get 3 national sick days per year and then we feed you to the matter disintegration chamber for spare parts so you aren't a drain on our perfectly civilized society.

    and for hte mods with itchy troll fingers try the reply button you half witted scum fucks =)

  5. Re:The last thing I need... by dcstimm · · Score: -1, Troll

    I take it you dont like bush, what do you think Kerry is better? hahahahahahha

  6. Re:Do try harder by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I thought the desire for women (sex) was due to the flesh. If I'm in heaven I'm not going to have that desire anymore.