http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/us/27wiretap.html?_r=1&src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB
Its a proposal that would force all communication providers, including software providers, to provide a back-door to enable wire-tapping. I strongly suspect it will go the way of the failed "Clipper chip" of the 90s. I also think that there is a strong first-amendment argument that requiring that communication software include a back-door is an infringement of the first-amendment rights of the software author. In short, expect a major backlash. That being said, if it does go through it will force us to move any Freenet-related development out of the US, unless we want to make it a test-case. It may even mean that I need to give up my role as project coordinator should I decide to remain in the United States. Whatever happens, the one thing that will never be an option is compliance with this law (even if Freenet's current developers went insane and agreed to install a back-door, the project would be forked in a millisecond). I expected better from Obama's administration. Ian. -- Ian Clarke CEO, SenseArray Email: [email protected] Ph: +1 512 422 3588
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