Govt Docs Reveal Canadian Telcos Promise Surveillance Ready Networks

An anonymous reader writes "Michael Geist reports that Canadian telecom and Internet providers have tried to convince the government that they will voluntarily build surveillance capabilities into their networks. Hoping to avoid legislative requirements, the providers argue that "the telecommunications market will soon shift to a point where interception capability will simply become a standard component of available equipment, and that technical changes in the way communications actually travel on communications networks will make it even easier to intercept communications."

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Awesome

[Anonymous Coward]

1. High costs to customers, check.
2. Slow speeds, check.
3. No expenses spared upgrading intercept capabilities for the government, priceless!