If your T3 terminates at AT&T, the "government" can tap it without a warrant or any other trace. And "outsource" the data analysis to anyone they want, including competitors, especially if they work for John "Iran/Contra/TIA/MATRIX" Poindexter, or some Indian datacenter out of US jurisdiction, or...
On Fri, 2006-12-08 at 15:47 -0500, Steve Totaro wrote: > I would like to see you "tap into" my T3. > > Harry McGregor wrote: > > Hi, > > > > For some reason, everyone freaks out when something touches TCP/IP or > > the internet. > > > > PSTN is not tamper proof, it's very easy to add a tap to almost anyone's > > house. > > > > I dealt with a credit card company recently (HSBC) that when you sign up > > for web access to your account (with SSN, billing zip, and card number), > > they insist on mailing you two letters, one with a temporary username, > > and another with a temporary password, to your billing address. > > > > If you called the number on the back of the card, you could get balance > > info, purchase info, etc, all from the automated voice system. All you > > needed was the card number, and the billing zip code. No last 4 of the > > ssn, nothing. They want to look like they are being secure for > > "internet" banking, but good old bank by phone, well no one really cares > > about that. > > > > I would far prefer encrypted VoIP, or VoIP on a dedicated Vlan over > > copper interconnects that are easily tapped within a building. > > > > VoIP telco connects I still not sure about, but even that, if encrypted, > > I can't see it as being any less secure than PSTN connectivity. > > > > Harry > > > > > > Mike Hammett wrote: > > > >> Well, does HIPPA go into how Verizon, AT&T, Embarq, mom&pop, etc. > >> run\operate their telco? If your client is passing off to a telephone > >> provider, does it matter what happens from there? > >> > >> > >> ---- > >> Mike Hammett > >> Intelligent Computing Solutions > >> http://www.ics-il.com > >> > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-biz mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz -- (C) Matthew Rubenstein _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-biz mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-biz
