[49103] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: packet inspection and privacy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu)
Mon Jun 24 13:18:08 2002
To: Mark Kent <mark@noc.mainstreet.net>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:31:58 PDT."
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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:17:44 -0400
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
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On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 09:31:58 PDT, Mark Kent <mark@noc.mainstreet.net> said:
>
> I recently claimed that, in the USA, there is a law that prohibits an
> ISP from inspecting packets in a telecommunications network for
> anything other than traffic statistics or debugging.
>
> Was I correct?
I'd assume this was a reference to 47 USC 605(a) (which has a reference to
18 USC Chapter 119, or possibly 47 USC Chapter 9.
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
I'm not a lawyer. Consult an attorney. ;)
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Valdis Kletnieks
Computer Systems Senior Engineer
Virginia Tech
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