[119044] in Cypherpunks
FBI to IETF: It's time for Internet wiretapping standards
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Declan McCullagh)
Wed Oct 13 14:24:33 1999
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 14:04:05 -0400
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
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>Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 13:59:08 -0400
>To: politech@vorlon.mit.edu
>From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
>Subject: FBI tells IETF it supports Internet wiretapping standards
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>http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,31895,00.html
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> Net Wiretapping: Yes or No?
> by Declan McCullagh (declan@wired.com)
>
> 10:30 a.m. 13.Oct.99.PDT
> The FBI says the Internet's standards
> body should craft technology to facilitate
> lawful government surveillance.
>
> A spokesman said Wednesday that the
> bureau supported the Internet
> Engineering Task Force's recent decision
> to debate whether the ability to wiretap
> should be part of future Internet
> standards.
>
> "We think it's a wise and prudent move,"
> said Barry Smith, supervisory special
> agent in the FBI's Digital Telephony and
> Encryption policy unit.
>
> "If court-authorized wiretaps are
> frustrated, effective law enforcement is
> jeopardized, public safety is jeopardized,
> and policymakers are going to have to
> figure out how to rectify the problem."
>
> [...]
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