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VOIP Tappings Under Scrutiny

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the as-well-they-should-be dept.

dynooomite writes "CNN.com is reporting that Privacy groups have asked an appellate court to overturn an FCC rule that allows for phone-taps on VOIP calls. The privacy groups made their case saying taps would seriously hinder innovation on the web."

2 of 107 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Huh? by temojen · · Score: 5, Informative

    RTP and H.323 communications that do not have a PSTN endpoint are routed point to point. Wiretapping would require them to be routed through or multicasted to a central wiretap server (at least the ones that are being tapped).

  2. Re:The real question is... by Sloppy · · Score: 5, Informative

    DMCA contains an exemption for Law Enforcement.

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