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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. Re:Encryption? by mholt108 · · Score: 0, Troll

    The way they speak about it, tapping is just a matter of law. I thought my skype calls were safe .. is the encryption that easy to work around? Has anybody here done it?

  2. Re:The real question is... by squiggleslash · · Score: 0, Troll

    No.

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    You are not alone. This is not normal. None of this is normal.
  3. Re:The real question is... by timeOday · · Score: 0, Troll
    if you encrypt your traffic and the FCC or some other Govt agency attempts/succeeds in breaking your encryption, could it ("they") be found guilty under the DMCA?
    Uh huh. Right after a cop gives you a speeding ticket, and you issue him one for catching up to pull you over. Good luck with that.
  4. Re:Encryption? by Software+Salesman · · Score: 0, Troll

    Skype is a law unto itself. Remember that these are the guys who developed 'illegal' file sharing technology and don't feel it prudent to ever enter the USA. Skype port-hops in a way that makes it REALLY hard to detect. Check it for yourself by making a H.323 call, a SIP call and a Skype call and monitoring the results with something like Ethereal. SIP and H.323 both appear as calls - Skype never appears as a call. This is what pisses the FEDs off. Legal encryption can always be broken - this kind of shit is tricky. Notebooks out, plagiarists!