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Technical Risks of the US Protect America Act
A group of respected security researchers has released a paper on the security holes that would be opened up if a broad warrantless wiretapping law is passed. The subject could hardly be more timely, as Congress is debating the subject now. Steve Bellovin, Matt Blaze, Whit Diffie, Susan Landau, Peter Neumann, and Jennifer Rexford have released a preprint of Risking Communications Security: Potential Hazards of the Protect America Act (PDF), which will appear in the January/February 2008 issue of IEEE Security and Privacy. It will hit the stands in a few weeks. From Matt Blaze's blog posting: "As someone who began his professional carrier in the Bell System (and who stayed around through several of its successors), the push for telco immunity represents an especially bitter disillusionment for me. Say what you will about the old Phone Company, but respect for customer privacy was once a deeply rooted point of pride in the corporate ethos. There was no faster way to be fired (or worse) than to snoop into call records or facilitate illegal wiretaps, well intentioned or not. And it was genuinely part of the culture; we believed in it, even those of us ordinarily disposed toward a skeptical view of the official company line. Now it all seems like just another bit of cynical, focus-group-tested PR."
"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing."
As a bonus, pass a law giving evil men immunity.
You can't talk about Wikipedia's flaws on Wikipedia
...once this has passed, I hope that someone (with a quickness) is able to exploit the system, record the personal calls of the legislators who passed the bill, and subsequently post them on the internet.
Everything from making dentist appointments to arranging for private meetings.
Live streaming if possible.
Ramen
In typical slashdot fashion, I have not taken the time to read the whole bill. I have not even read a summary of it. However, having read the title, I can say that I, living in America, support this whole concept of "protecting America." Go on Congress, allocate the funds for some more tanks or something, I'm behind you!
Your ad here. Ask me how!
RIAA, MPAA, and now USPAA....tell me you don't notice a problem here.
No congressperson has read the bill either!
I think Mr. Greenwood is the one who should apologize to all of us.
"We shall grapple with the ineffable, and see if we may not eff it after all." - Douglas Adams
Why should I listen to such a bunch of no-names? I'm waiting to see what John Dvorak says.
"It doesn't cost enough, and it makes too much sense."