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Ashcroft wins Internet wiretap system
Kevin Poulsen, SecurityFocus 2004-08-04

U.S. regulators on Wednesday ruled tentatively in favor of an FBI and Justice Department proposal that would compel Internet broadband and VoIP providers to open their networks up to easy surveillance by law enforcement agencies.

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Ashcroft wins Internet wiretap system 2004-08-13
Anonymous
"The only way we as American citizens are going to beat easy-to-use wiretapping is easy-to-use user level data/voice encryption."

In fact, CALEA specifically addresses the issue.

(3) ENCRYPTION- A telecommunications carrier shall not be responsible for decrypting, or ensuring the government's ...

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