[71611] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: [Fwd: [IP] Feds: VoIP a potential haven for terrorists]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Scott Francis)
Fri Jun 18 23:07:46 2004
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 20:07:26 -0700
From: Scott Francis <darkuncle@darkuncle.net>
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On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 12:41:45PM -0700, jeffshultz@wvi.com said:
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> ** Reply to message from Scott Weeks <surfer@mauigateway.com> on Fri,
> 18 Jun 2004 09:30:03 -1000 (HST)
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> > On Fri, 18 Jun 2004, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
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> > : Feds: VoIP a potential haven for terrorists
> > : By Declan McCullagh
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> > : The Senate's action comes as the FCC considers a request submitted in
> > : March by the FBI. If the request is approved, all broadband Internet
> > : providers--including companies using cable and digital subscriber line
> > : technology--will be required to rewire their networks to support easy
> > : wiretapping by police.
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> > Anyone know yet if they've they said who would have to pay for it, and
> > what they specifically mean by "broadband Internet providers"?
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> > scott
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> Pay for it? If I remember from CALEA, the providers pay for it (and
> eventually their customers), and as for "broadband Internet
> providers"... I'm guessing anyone who offers end user customers a
> circuit bigger than 53.333k.=20
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> I admit to having some sympathy for the FBI... they're in the middle of
> getting ripped up, down and sideways over failures over Sept 11 and
> other things, and yet when they ask for more surveilance capabilities,
> they get ripped up, down and sideways for asking...
they don't need more surveillance capabilities as much as they need to bett=
er
utilize what they've already got. More laws aren't the answer to lack of
success enforcing what's already on the books.
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Scott Francis | darkuncle(at)darkuncle(dot)net | 0x5537F527
The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill
the world with fools. -- Herbert Spencer
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