War of words rages over Internet taps
Kevin Poulsen,
SecurityFocus
2004-04-14
The public comment period on a Justice Department proposal to make the Internet easier to wiretap ended Monday with most of the filed comments tracing a clean line between two opposing camps: on the government's side, federal, state and local law enforcement agencies who perform wiretaps, allied with companies who sell surveillance equipment and services; on the other, Internet companies who would be forced by the plan to make changes to their networks, along with advocacy groups concerned about slowed innovation and an incursion on Internet privacy.
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It seems that the do good'ers in their good ideas and their want of good protection don't mind giving up our American Constitutional rights.
They want to do this for good reason.... protection from the world at large. A few terrorist?
Have you ever asked ...
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