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Law Enforcement Targets Online Communication
jesup writes "The FCC ruled yesterday that the CALEA applies both to broadband suppliers and to all calls made via VoIP providers. If they have any connection to the PSTN, it applies whether the call in question is IP-to-IP or not. Separately, all broadband suppliers will have to implement CALEA, which means providing access to law enforcement for trap-and-trace on all traffic on broadband connections. In related news, the FCC has also released a policy document that states that 'consumers are entitled to run applications and use services of their choice, subject to the needs of law enforcement.' In theory, under this they could require wiretaps on in-game chat, or key-logging in file encryption programs."
I dunno, I'm not doing anything illegal, why should I be scared?
A-fucking-men. It's pathetic to see that the reaction to ANY government action, regardless of benefit or harm, is "OMG FUCK BUSH REPUBLICANS EVIL!!!1oneelven" Anyone who makes a comment like this is a moron who has no mind or thoughts of their own. Sure, this administration has majorly fucked up, but which one hasn't? Clinton was the one who got us involved in Somalia and Kosovo, "conflicts" that pissed off more than a few radicals. H.W. Bush backed off on crushing Saddam when he had the chance, and raised taxes after saying he wouldn't. Reagan had SDI and Iran-Contra. Carter had the Iran hostages. No one is clean. Both sides suck. End of story.
Mighty simplistic, but apparently people are too angry to care.