All nicely stated.
So, what do you think we should be DOING?
Marlon
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----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 6:33 PM
Subject: [WISPA] LEMMINGS?
Another two cents that may or may not be worth ANYTHING at all.
<RANT>
I have sat back and observed for some time now (with much disdain) as
the 'herd' runs as fast as we can toward the cliff.
I am still waiting to see if the herd (WE) turn out to be lemmings or
not, but the cliff is quickly and abruptly approaching.
1.
CALEA compliance for WISPs...
1.
WHY?
1.
Members really perceive it will foster increased
national security.
*
Not really, there are numerous open sourced
encryption / traffic scramble techniques
which render useless a raw packet stream
capture. (These efforts are born of a noble cause, that of subverting
tyrannical government communications interceptions, primarily focused
upon subverting the effort of governments known for human rights
violations like North Korea, China, etc.) But one must presume that
these same tools can and will be employed by criminals with malice, as
well as employed for good PATRIOTS in these other unfortunate
circumstances / countries.
o
mac spoofing, onion routing, anonymous
relay, hybrid layer X techniques
o
non standards based file / data
encryption techniques
o
Steganography , Mnemonics, NUMEROUS
Crypts / Cyphers
o
Combinations of the above plus more!
2.
Because Carnivore's commercial replacement is not
doing the job already?
*
The FED has replaced the Carnivore program
with an amendment to CALEA, and it is a move which transferred the
costs of the program from the government to you! The feds already have
the technology to do this, they just decided they wanted you to pay
for it.
*
Why don't we observe (in time frame context)
some EOIs (Events of interest)
o
In late 2004 it is becoming more
apparent that the RBOC battles over muni-wireless are losing ground,
despite lobby dollars and presumably, promises of legislation
supporting the RBOCs effort.
o
Additionally, in late 2004 the CLECs
really started eyeballing these WISP guys and it occurred to the CLECs
that what the WISPs had going was GOOD. Rather than re-invent the
wheel with traditional wired facilities, (UNE was dead or dying at
this time), so we began initiatives to re-organize accordingly.
o
But alas, they did not go so far as to
form tight alliances to the WISP community. Regardless, the die was
cast. WISPs had made ripples to the very tops of the incumbent carrier
realm via the interest put forth by the CLECs.
o
http://www.public-i.org/telecom/report.aspx?aid=744
Take some time to REALLY observe the
changes taking place in ILEC, RBOC, and CABLECO lobby spending during
2003-2006. Notice how they increased HUGELY and now encompassed not
only Federal, but now also STATE / LOCAL levels of government? Notice
how your business value as a WISP has eroded during this same time
frame?
3.
It is the Law
o
hmm MLK, was a law breaker.
Well, I suppose that if a law were
entered into record requiring that your children be implanted with
RFID or some other tracking system, you would call a meeting to see
how you can most efficiently comply?
o
Can't happen you say? Ok, suppose a law
gets voted in that requires child inoculation. Next suppose that same
law gets amended w/o voter over site to also include RFID implant.
Well that is essentially what has transpired with CALEA.
o
When CALEA was written (circa 1994) its
reason of creation was to address the digitally switched networking
equipment en vogue at RBOC / ILEC facilities. To be able to lawfully
intercept the CDR (call detail records) of a SUSPECT.
o
Ok, it is the law, is it being applied to:
+
Public libraries whom provide
Internet access? NO
+
Starbucks, McDonalds, Lowes, and
other major corps whom provide public access wifi hotspots? NO
+
http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/woissues/techinttele/calea/caleajan07.pdf
4.
It is Patriotic...
o
Way wrong, observe the historical
definition of patriotism. The label of patriot has historically been
applied to groups rebelling.
+
#
Patriots (Founding Fathers
of USA, rebelled against England)
#
Patriots (Dutch group that
rebelled against the Orangists in the United Provinces in the 18th
century.)
#
Les Patriotes, those who
supported independence for what is now Québec, Canada, during the
Lower Canada Rebellion.
o
I think it would more define Patriotic
if we had made efforts in the following areas:
+
Contacting our subscribers to
notify them, and attempt to collect and coordinate their feelings
about this.
+
Operating as a group to notify the
FCC that they should review the form 447 filings that have been made,
so they could calculate the impact of WISPs forming an alliance to
shut down their networks in cyclic outages (disconnect the 'internet'
leave your intranetwork traffic flowing, as a peaceful protest of the
draconian measures be forced upon us as an industry group.
o
Dictionary definition: A patriot is
someone who feels patriotism, support for their country.
2.
COST?
1.
Won't waste a minute of your time on the dollars. We
all know that for ourselves. If not, contact Neustar for a quote.
2.
I am referring to the following. If the real true
GOAL of WISPs being mired in CALEA is because two people connected to
the same AP MIGHT pass packets that aren't captured by current means,
then can some one please tell me... How we can expect an embedded, low
power, 'edge' of network device like an AP to have enough CPU to
provide our subscribers the service they are accustomed to while
mirroring/capturing traffic?
2.
Frequency
1.
Face it, Spectrum Auctions are completely redonk.
1.
With out more 'public outcry' type pressure being
applied for the FCC to widen 'for public use', unlicensed spectrum,
then the large, fat cat, corporate behemoths will keep our WISP
efforts comfortably confined to only very small portion of market, and
'we the people' are worse off because of it.
2.
I sincerely hope that I live to see the day when the
devices are allowed to be truly freq. portable / agnostic. To see a
time when my devices may communicate with each other with custom wave
forms simultaneously even if walking in the same frequency.
3.
I love what WISPs /CLECs have done, I love what WISPs are about,
we are truly participants in our communities whom care. I hope we as
WISPs are not about to transform into lemmings and run the herd off a
cliff.
</RANT>
Some may know me, but I do appreciate your candor in not revealing it. ;)
lol
Peace and freedom to all,
XXX
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