[68517] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Will your cisco have the FBI's IOS?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen J. Wilcox)
Sat Mar 13 16:22:35 2004
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 21:21:58 +0000 (GMT)
From: "Stephen J. Wilcox" <steve@telecomplete.co.uk>
To: David Lesher <wb8foz@nrk.com>
Cc: nanog list <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <200403131740.MAA10335@sigma.nrk.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> X-URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A54512-2004Mar12?language=printer
>
> Easier Internet Wiretaps Sought
> Justice Dept., FBI Want Consumers To Pay the Cost
Not sure whos viewpoint this is, it reads like its the FBI's:
"The problem the FBI faces is that it cannot identify and break down information
that travels as packets of data over the Internet. Phone calls placed over the
Internet are changed from voice signals into data packets that look much like
other data packets that contain e-mail or instructions for browsing the
Internet"
Erm no, phone calls on the internet use the same data structure as they do on
the phone network, the difference is in the transport. Kinda worrying they want
to pass a law but dont know why they want it.
Steve
