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On 6 Jul 2000, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> >from http://www.internetnews.com/isp-news/article/0,2171,8_409201,00.html
> >The FBI registered concerns with the Treasury Department about NTT's
> >(NYSE:NTT) planned purchase of Verio (NASDAQ:VRIO) because agency is
> >concerned that foreign ownership of Verio would inhibit its ability to
> >maintain surveillance over its telecommunications network.
Not too subtle, are they?
> >The FBI contents that in order to protect U.S. facilities, it must be
> >assured that only U.S.-owned companies can be used to handle domestic
> >Internet traffic. In the past, the FBI has also insisted that the
> >companies employ U.S. citizens to handle potential wiretapping activities.
This is why we need "IPsec on Everything". Eliminate the FBI's ability to
conduct wiretaps, and then there would be no concern about foreign
companies buying communications providers.
- -MW-
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