FBI asking Microsoft and others to make products wiretap-friendly
News.com reports that the FBI has created the draft for a proposed law that, if passed, would make companies that offer VoIP and instant messaging software a way to make sure that their products are so-called "wiretap friendly". This same law would also apply to social networking websites and web email services.
The FBI is asking for these changes because of the rise of the Internet itself. Previously, the FBI could wiretap phone lines in order to conduct its surveillance of suspects. Now, more and more criminals are using the Internet to conduct their activities, and the FBI feels that it needs an easier way to tap into those kinds of communications.
The story claimed that FBI Director Robert Mueller is asking the various tech companies what can be put into the proposed law "to minimize impacts", according to one unnamed source.
As one might suspect, this kind of proposal may not sit well with many people, particularly those who have already tried to oppose bills like SOPA and CISPA on the grounds that it would give the government too broad of a mandate to spy and curtail Internet activities.
A Microsoft spokesperson has said simply that this new FBI proposal is "an area of ongoing interest to us" but did not elaborate. Facebook, Yahoo, and Google would not comment.
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loadedbloomPosted:
I guess I can't do my Herbert voice anymore :/ dang and I really enjoyed those kids
ToquePosted:
Daedric jesus now I cannot scream allah ackbar jihad muhammad and other irrational racial and possible terroristic things on xbox live. There goes my jihad jeeps on BF3..............
That Made Me Laugh So FUUUUUUU Hard!!!!
DaedricMcDaedricsonPosted:
jesus now I cannot scream allah ackbar jihad muhammad and other irrational racial and possible terroristic things on xbox live. There goes my jihad jeeps on BF3..............
lilrichard22Posted:
"Wiretap" and "Friendly" don't go well together what so ever. It's like giving all of the money in the register to a robber with no gun.
TTGxUehleinbxPosted:
Maybe if they learned what they were doing they wouldn't need "wire tap friendly" products. Seriously do your job and stop asking others to do it for you. **** the FBI.
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