"the NYT has 0 sources." Which is why I said mildly. I did not want to cause a panic. Here is the original article: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/us/27wiretap.html?_r=1
Chris... On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 3:47 PM, Charles N Wyble <[email protected]> wrote: > So before this thread gets too crazy.... > > the NYT has 0 sources. No bill text is out there. Just random factoids and > CALEA references. Shame on the NYT for such horrible reporting and the > parroting by EFF and LWN. > > > On 09/27/2010 01:43 PM, Chris Penn wrote: >> >> http://lwn.net/Articles/407303/rss >> >> "The New York Times reports on a bill (proposed law) that the Obama >> administration plans to submit to Congress that would require >> communication providers be able to decrypt and provide the data they >> carry on demand, presumably after a court order. "Essentially, >> officials want Congress to require all services that enable >> communications — including encrypted e-mail transmitters like >> BlackBerry, social networking Web sites like Facebook and software >> that allows direct "peer to peer" messaging like Skype — to be >> technically capable of complying if served with a wiretap order. " >> >> Time to encrypt everything personal, if you are not already. >> >> Chris... >> > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
