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FCC To Require Backdoor Network Access for Feds
humankind writes "The EFF is reporting that the Federal Communications Commission issued a release [pdf] announcing its new rule expanding the reach of the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act (CALEA)." From the article: "Practically, what this means is that the government will be asking broadband providers - as well as companies that manufacture devices used for broadband communications - to build insecure backdoors into their networks, imperiling the privacy and security of citizens on the Internet. It also hobbles technical innovation by forcing companies involved in broadband to redesign their products to meet government requirements."
WTF? Nobody is at this time limiting your rights, your privacy or your liberty if you are a normal plain old citizen with no malicious intent. I don't got thru the day worrying about if the Gov't might know something about me they didn't know yesterday. If I want to keep something private, I sure don't send it via the Internet, snail mail still works good in that respect. The fact that the Patriot Act got pretty much unanimous reapproval in the House and Sentate says it not a bad deal on the whole. The Patriot Act is nothing to fear unless you got something to hide. I don't like Unkie Sam knowing things about me, I don't see why he needs to know, I don't fit the Terrorist Profile, but I really don't care as I'm not going to do something to bring himm down on me.