Re: IP: IETF considers building wiretapping into the Internet

[Eugene Leitl]

James Robertson writes:
 
Boy, things are really heating up on [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you're not
there, you're missing something.

 > As an Australian, I am more than a little concerned
 > that an American law enforcement agency is trying
 > to dictate the design of an international communication
 > standard.
 
Well, aren't there Oz engineers in the IETF? If there aren't, that's
their fault, isn't it?

 > Does this mean they can wiretap Australian conversations
 > as well?

You never heard of Echelon & consorts? Of course they can. The current
debate is whether to make it even easier for them.

Personally I don't think on the long run there is any way around of
implementing the equivalent for mail mixers for other IP services.