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Flying the Wiretapped Skies

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the do-you-hear-what-i-hear dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The FBI is lobbying the FCC for the power to to quickly wiretap in-flight broadband services under CALEA. The feds are afraid terrorists will use the services to coordinate hijackings or remotely activate bombs, and they want to be able to interrupt or redirect a airplane's Internet access during a crisis, or to start sniffing packets within 10 minutes of identifying a suspicious passenger and getting court approval. Here is the FCC filing."

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  1. It's sad by Irish_Samurai · · Score: 1, Troll
    This is, IMHO, the most accurate statement made about the topic, yet no one has modded parent up. People would rather:
    1. Debate if this violates their privacy
    2. Show off how smart they are by pointing out a logic flaw in its use.

    How about looking at ALL of the angles, not just two. I guess I'm going to be modded Troll now too.