Re: [atlarge-discuss] Pay Attention! Patriot Act and how it may effect you..

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Jeff H., and all fellow members,

  I am sure that he is!  None the less the ill conceived patriot
act is the law of the land.  I hope all of us can first
obey it while also working hard and perhaps long
to change or abolish it...

Jeff Holt wrote:

> I hope George Orwell is turning over in his grave....
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jeff Holt
> Jefftttt@txucom.net
> www.tejas-info-services.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Williams [mailto:jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2003 1:06 AM
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> Subject: [atlarge-discuss] Pay Attention! Patriot Act and how it may
> effect you..
>
> All fellow members,
>
>   As a duty to all members here US and non-US citizens alike,
> the following will likely be effecting each of you.
>
> ==================================================
>
>  M. E. KABAY ON SECURITY
> 07/10/03
> Focus:  USA PATRIOT Act and you, Part 1
>
> * How the USA PATRIOT Act may affect you
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> Today's focus:  USA PATRIOT Act and you, Part 1
>
> By M. E. Kabay
>
> In this short series of articles, I will look at some of the
> implications of the "Uniting and Strengthening America by
> Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct
> Terrorism Act of 2001" (USA PATRIOT Act, or USAPA) for network
> administrators.
>
> The bulk of this brief summary is based on the excellent,
> detailed analysis of the law provided by the Electronic Privacy
> Information Center (EPIC) in its extensive report on specific
> issues in this unprecedented set of changes in the powers of
> search and seizure granted to law enforcement agencies (LEA) in
> the U.S.
>
> The USAPA consists largely of amendments to existing laws. In
> particular, network administrators should be aware that the
> basis for granting judicial warrants authorizing LEAs to
> intercept voice and data communications - including electronic
> mail and Internet usage data - has been greatly expanded.
>
> Specifically, existing legislation (the Wiretap Statute, Title
> III) already allowed easy authorization of "tap and trace"
> installations on voice and data networks to intercept phone
> numbers (the numbers, note - not the conversations or data
> transfers) helpful in determining the physical location of
> suspects. I write "easy authorization" because such warrants do
> not require showing probable cause that an individual or group
> of people were involved in specific named crimes. An officer of
> a LEA simply affirms under oath that such a wiretap would be
> useful in an investigation.
>
> The low standard of proof made perfect sense when Title III
> governed disclosure of phone numbers and only phone numbers.
> However, USAPA has changed the nature of the information that
> can be gathered without changing the nature of the process
> through which a warrant is obtained. Specifically, the changes
> to Title III authorized by USAPA now include all forms of data
> related to Internet communications. EPIC writes, "The full
> impact of this expansion of coverage is difficult to assess, as
> the statutory definitions are vague with respect to the types of
> information that can be captured and are subject to broad
> interpretations. The fact that the provision prohibits the
> capture of "content" does not adequately take into account the
> unique nature of information captured electronically, which
> contains data far more revealing than phone numbers, such as
> URLs generated while using the Web (which often contain a great
> deal of information that cannot in any way be analogized to a
> telephone number)."
>
> Network administrators will have to think about the implications
> of this change. Under the simple assertion of interest because
> of an investigation and entirely without having to show any
> evidence whatsoever that there is a substantive basis for
> probable cause to grant this breach of privacy, a representative
> of a LEA can demand access to the full flow of information
> moving through your Internet equipment. I suggest that you
> discuss this issue with your corporate attorneys to be sure that
> you understand exactly how you will have to respond to LEA
> officials if they show up at your door with a warrant issued as
> a result of Title III changes authorized by the USAPA.
>
> RELATED EDITORIAL LINKS
>
> Full text of the USAPA
> http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html
>
> Full text of the USAPA (PDF version)
> http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.pdf
>
> EPIC Analysis of USAPA
> http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/
>
> EFF Analysis Of The Provisions Of The USA PATRIOT Act That
> Relate To Online Activities
> http://www.nwfusion.com/go2/0170sec2a.html
>
> Regards,
> --
> Jeffrey A. Williams
> Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 131k members/stakeholders strong!)
> "Be precise in the use of words and expect precision from others" -
>     Pierre Abelard
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Regards,

--
Jeffrey A. Williams
Spokesman for INEGroup LLA. - (Over 131k members/stakeholders strong!)
"Be precise in the use of words and expect precision from others" -
    Pierre Abelard
===============================================================
CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng. SR. Eng. Network data security
Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
E-Mail jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com
Contact Number: 214-244-4827 or 214-244-3801



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