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[FYI] (Fwd) FC: FBI to IETF: It's time for Internet wiretapping stan
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- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 20:31:40 +0200
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Date sent: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 14:01:23 -0400
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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Subject: FC: FBI to IETF: It's time for Internet wiretapping standards
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http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,31895,00.html
Net Wiretapping: Yes or No?
by Declan McCullagh (declan@wired.com)
10:30 a.m. 13.Oct.99.PDT
The FBI says the Internet's standards
body should craft technology to facilitate
lawful government surveillance.
A spokesman said Wednesday that the
bureau supported the Internet
Engineering Task Force's recent decision
to debate whether the ability to wiretap
should be part of future Internet
standards.
"We think it's a wise and prudent move,"
said Barry Smith, supervisory special
agent in the FBI's Digital Telephony and
Encryption policy unit.
"If court-authorized wiretaps are
frustrated, effective law enforcement is
jeopardized, public safety is jeopardized,
and policymakers are going to have to
figure out how to rectify the problem."
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