"No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine." - - - William Blum

March 16, 2004

FBI Wants to Tap Broadband


FBI Petitions for Broad Wiretapping Rights


March 15, 2004
By Sebastian Rupley

The Bush Administration has asked the Federal Communications Commission to require broadband service providers to introduce new architecture in their networks that would facilitate eavesdropping by law enforcement officials. The 85-page proposal was filed March 12 by the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Experts are saying that if it is approved, it could dramatically hinder both emerging and existing technologies....

This is unsettling news. Can't we have at least one day of no bad news?

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