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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."

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  1. The facts here are simple by Work+Account · · Score: 5, Insightful

    To "sit on a wire" anywhere you should need a probable cause and a warrant.

    Anyone without this is simply hacking, which is illegal.

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    1. Re:The facts here are simple by DrJimbo · · Score: 5, Insightful
      To "sit on a wire" anywhere you should need a probable cause and a warrant.
      If by should, you mean in a ideal world, or at least in a world more ideal than ours, then I fully agree with you that such things should be needed. Unfortunately they are not, unless the Patriot Act was recently repealed and no one told me.

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  2. Innovation? by P3NIS_CLEAVER · · Score: 5, Insightful

    What does innovation have to do with it? Aren't our constitutional rights more important than if companies can make money off something?

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  3. Re:What type of lawsuit? by MaceyHW · · Score: 5, Insightful

    IANAL, but judging by the similar pattern of events with the "broadcast flag" it has to do with the fact that this is a regulation created by the FCC, not a law passed by Congress. FCC decisions can be challenged in court because the FCC has a specific, limited mandate and you can argue that it has exceeded it's authority.

    Also, the "seriously hinder innovation" line is most likely a rhetorical tool more than the actual central legal argument of the case