http://www.engadget.com/entry/3508485526326928/
But it looks like your text is cut/paste.
I like the TV watch on the homepage. Very 2k meets 1978.
-Kevin
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:11:43 -0400, Angel Stewart
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Looks like the HYPERLINK
> "http://www.engadget.com/FCC%20votes%205-0%20to%20tap%20your%20VoIP%20communicat
> ions"unsecure rap Voice over IP was getting before is pretty irrelevant now, as
> the FCC ruled today five to zip that VoIP communications must always be
> tappable. News.com calls it "a major step toward regulations designed to help
> police and spy agencies eavesdrop on all forms of high-speed Internet access".
> What it really means right now is your Vonage line or your WiFi phone, for
> instance, which were already tappable before through traditional means, can now
> be tapped right through the Internet. In other words, now those kinds of
> wiretaps can be done by the government in aggregate, and the telcos won't get to
> supervise (at least before they had to go through the phone company to place a
> wiretap, now they can just do it themselves courtesy of this mandatory
> backdoor). It also means that VoIP and broadband providers must use
> reversible-encryption if they want "secure" calling, which, of course, is a
> matter of time before it's broken and anyone can tap anything at anytime.
> Precautionary measures for dangerous times, or 1984+20?
>
> So, the government gets to tap any calls it wants, at any point in time, once
> again without the judicial reviews and oversights which were designed to protect
> the rights of citizens.
>
> And people say that since 9/11 they see no change in their rights and the
> protection of those rights? Pfftt..yeah right!
>
> -Gel
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