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Date sent: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:16:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: FC: IPv6, encryption, and FBI lobbying for broadband
wiretapping
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[Remember that at the FBI's behest, a House committee approved a bill
(in Sept 1997, if I recall properly) *banning encryption without
backdoors for the Feds*. It may be ancient history now, but I am not
making this up. --Declan]
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Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 02:31:59 -0700
From: David Mercer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: FC: FBI lobbies for new wiretap rules targeting cable,
DSL providers
At 08:32 AM 8/10/2003, you wrote:
>http://news.com.com/2100-1028-5056424.html
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> The new rules are necessary because terrorists could otherwise
> frustrate legitimate wiretaps by placing phone calls over the
> Internet, warns a summary of a July 10 meeting with the FCC that
> the FBI prepared.
This is a very good reason folks should be in favor of upgrading to
IPv6. It has end-to-end IPSEC built-in, so your VOIP calls would all
be encrypted. Don't be shocked if this also turns into a call to ban
encryption of VOIP links.
-David Mercer
Tucson, AZ
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