Probably. I'm sure it implies any communications that pass through the United States.
Colin On December 14, 2014 4:27:13 PM EST, I <[email protected]> wrote: >Does that apply all over the world? > > >> From: [email protected] >> Sent: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:39:27 -0800 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [tor-talk] HR4681 Sec 309 communication privacy legislation >> >> Morning all, >> >> >> If no one has yet seen Section 309 of US HR4681, it contains some >very >> dubious language that sounds like it is legalizing indefinite >government >> retention of encrypted communications. The text is as follows >(Section >> 309.b.3.B.iii): >> >> (B) Limitation on retention.--A covered communication shall >> not be retained in excess of 5 years, unless-- >> .... >> (iii) the communication is enciphered or reasonably >> believed to have a secret meaning; >> >> >> >> This might be going out on a limb here, but "enciphered" and >"reasonably >> believed to have a secret meaning" could easily be interpreted to >apply >> to any and all encrypted Internet traffic, including Tor. >> >> >> I'd be curious as to what experts in this area think about this, and >how >> to go about raising awareness if this is indeed as serious as it >sounds >> to me. >> >> >> Full text of the bill can be found here: >> https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4681 >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> Tim >> >> >> >> -- >> tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] >> To unsubscribe or change other settings go to >> https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk > > >-- >tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] >To unsubscribe or change other settings go to >https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
