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FCC Asks For Comments On Internet Wiretapping

Posted by timothy on from the or-you-can-just-whisper dept.

SECURITY GURU writes "Security Focus has posted a story about The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launching a public comment period on its plan to compel Internet broadband and VoIP providers to open their networks up to easy surveillance by law enforcement agencies. The 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), a federal law that mandates surveillance backdoors in U.S. telephone networks, is what would allow the FBI to start listening in on Internet communications. The EFF, ACLU, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center all opposed the plan, and an ACLU letter-drive generated hundreds of mailings from citizens against what the group called 'the New Ashcroft Internet Snooping Request.' If you have a comment on why you don't want the governemnt reading your email please post it here. All comments are due by November 8th."

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  1. No comment by Paladin144 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I didn't do it, I swear! Ask anyone! I have no idea where all that porn came from!

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  2. Happy news ... Das Mega-bloat, dead at 540 lbs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I just heard some happy news on Troll Talk - bullshit/pompous tripe writer and Slashdot luser Gasmegaton was found dead lying crushed under his own fat this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure no one in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you did enjoy his work, there's no denying his deadly contributions to methane gas pollution in the atmosphere. Truly a fat American fucktard.

  3. Re:Why not? by WormholeFiend · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    kinda makes you wonder what would happen if some extremist muslim fundamentalists decided to massively spam their agit-prop... t3h 2tr33t2 w1ll fl0w w1t t3h bl00d 0f t3h 1nf1d3lz!

  4. Re:No reason for alarm by JPelorat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Kerry will bust you for NOT being nice to Muslims

    Or for not wanting to pay eviscerating taxes. Or for not voting for him next time.

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  5. Blackmail heaven by should_be_linear · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If Ashcroft's ideas materialize, which is unfortunately likely, we will be able to know what "dirty and unaccaptable" sites was Democratic candidate visiting since he was 5 years old. Actually, Kerry is last candidate that have at least theoretical chance to win elections, simply becouse his is too old to have all his logs stored in goverment backup.

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