US Gov't Assisted Iranian Gov't Mobile Wiretaps

bdsesq sent in a story on Ars Technica highlighting how the US government's drive for security back doors has enabled the Iranian government to spy on its citizens. "For instance, TKTK was lambasted last year for selling telecom equipment to Iran that included the ability to wiretap mobile phones at will. Lost in that uproar was the fact that sophisticated wiretapping capabilities became standard issue for technology thanks to the US government's CALEA rules that require all phone systems, and now broadband systems, to include these capabilities."

Comments

Re:Unfair to just put the blame on the US

[ClioCJS]

You're Iranian, and you're brainwashed by Iranian culture. Everyone knows cellphones are trackable, and this has nothing to do with backdoors. Those kidnappers are simply going to throw the cell phone out the window, or remove the batteries. You just sacrificed your rights for nothing, idiot.

Re:This.

[blair1q]

I believe the Bush administration did not use the FISA court to get warrants and expected to win if challenged.

I believe the Obama administration is using the FISA court. Meanwhile his justice department is also acting as defendant in the challenge to the Bush administration's abuse of wiretaps.

If you believe anything different, produce evidence. Otherwise, your paranoia is unfounded.