FCC Releases Orders for Internet Backdoor Wiretap Access

[NVMojo]

Sept 29 - Quietly last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a 59-page document outlining new rules forcing broadband internet and voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone service providers to open up their systems to federal, state and local law enforcement officials.

In releasing the rules, the FCC opened up a 30-day public comment period. The regulations, which are planned for implementation in 2007, were decided upon in the beginning of August and made public Friday without a news release or other announcement.

Opponents of the proposed rules argue that the "backdoor" requirements pose the opportunity for privacy rights violations and will be prohibitively expensive for companies and the consumers they will ultimately pass the cost along to. In addition, Internet phone companies allege that the FCC rules are designed to prop up faltering traditional telephone companies, which are losing ground in competition with the relatively versatile and inexpensive VoIP services.

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http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/2419

[phusion]

1. Recommending...

This is a very scary ruling. We need to oppose this as much as we can. In fact, I'd recommend the opposition effort for a DU activist assignment.

[Copperred]

16. When does the campaign start?

I'm in..it's time we be free...and let be free...whatever the consequences....

stop the beast!!!!!

[texpatriot2004]

2. Hmm. What would this mean for us? n/t

[Betsy Ross]

19. It means you can't write certain things in email messages like

death to the american fascist dogs.

[Pepper32]

3. And so it begins....

We will now be spied on as if we are terrorist. Why do they hate our freedom?

[NVMojo]

13. them hates us for our freedoms cuz the heat is turning up on thems ...

in more ways then one!!!

[texpatriot2004]

23. Why do they hate Marikens why do they hate Marika? Thems

that do hate our freedoms.

[tuvor]

4. R&K

[Nothing Without Hope]

5. more rights stripped away. Recommended. Will make it easier to suppress

dissent - tap in and locate the people who speak too much truth.

This is horrible. MUST BE OPPOSED.

[gulfcoastliberal]

6. So it begins

What 4th amendment?

[progressoid]

7. This is double-plus-ungood...nt

[AndyTiedye]

8. Do Your Own Encryption End-to-End

Use open-source encryption software so nobody can put in any trapdoors.

[On the Road]

9. Yes, But to Everyone You Call?

and that's an interesting comment on propping up local phone companies. The descendents of the Bell System have always opposed wiretaps and giving customer data to the government.

[slay]

10. Is there anywhere the government DOESN'T want to spy on us?

Starting to feel more and more like Orwell's 1984 all the freakin time!

[Selteri]

11. Why do they need the right to spy so broadly upon everyone? NT

[0rganism]

12. eef you haf nuthink to hide, you be hafink nuthink to feer, yah?

Ees only leetle bug. You vill be relaxink vell ve are putink in your brain now, okey dokey? Yah, vee like zee gut Amerikans ven zey goink along vith zee plahn, yah.

[ladylibertee]

14. Ya Know, with so much information out there, and the "public has the

right to know" laws, all we have to do is go on the internet to see what they are up to.Seriously, punch in anything and you can find it.I'm talking government stuff.We have a right to know about all these laws.

[Sven77]

15. i hear things

they got the GPS in all mobile phones now. they have carnivore/dirt monitoring on every internet connection. they can eavesdrop on you through your cars onstar system, or your cell phone or home phone when its still on the hook.

[Pierogi_Pincher]

17. My kinda new fancy cell phone fell apart and

I had a hardly used replacement phone from the same co. that I asked to have activated. They said NO they couldn't because it didn't have GPS FEATURE ON IT! As I understand, if you punch in 911, emergency services can locate you within ten feet.

[anotherdrew]

24. that's correct all cells now have the gps-based locating capability

Actually I think it's the cell towers that have the GPS receivers and they triangulate your phones location from your signal strength, I don't think it's precise as 10 feet though.

I should look into that more sometime...

[shanti]

21. still on the hook??

wtf?? never heard of that one - that would be truly scary.

[longship]

18. Use open source software.

No back doors, *ever*.

And if there were back doors, you'd know about it.

Stop the piracy of corporate ownership of intellectual property. Support open technology and open source software.

See Electronic Freedom Foundation

See Free Software Foundation

[berni_mccoy]

20. These will be outlawed...

and I bet legislature pops up that will make them illegal... hell, they could already be *illegal* and we just don't know it yet.

[anotherdrew]

22. why do we hate our freedoms? 10bucks someone breaks into this in a week

then anyone will be able to listen in on anyone else through the 'secret' backdoor. If they want to tap someone, why don't they just put a mico-mic into the house? any number of better ways to go about it than this

[Uncle Joe]

25. Just in time for the 2008 elections.

"In releasing the rules, the FCC opened up a 30-day public comment period. The regulations, which are planned for implementation in 2007, were decided upon in the beginning of August and made public Friday without a news release or other announcement."

They already own the vote counting machines through Diebold, they own or have the genitalia of the corpwhorate owned MSM in their back pockets and now they want to control the only avenue of free speech for the American People. Have they no shame? I'll answer that Hell No!!

P.S. Do not expect the corpwhorate owned MSM to cover this in any meaningful way, this is what they have dreamed of.

[stickdog]

26. We all love Big Brother. Why don't you?

[SpiralHawk]

27. Why do you hate America?

Choco-rations will probably be increased 1 mg. per citizen-consumer unit in the future, if the Permanent tax-cut for the Rich is approved.

So rejoice, and be exceedingly glad.

We have always been at war with TERRA !

Big BushCo loves you.

[sarcasmo]

28. Faltering traditional phone companies, that is the key phrase in this

article. My wife and I canceled our land line last year. No more service fees, we use our cell phones and nothing else. The Bell's are losing money like crazy to cell phone companies. I am pretty sure they had a lobbyist pay somebody off to try and get this pushed through.