http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2010/100610antonopoulos.html
covers it with reasonable skill. Basically if this happens, illegal activity will be safely secure with illegal encryption (The cat is out of the bag with regard to quality encryption), and legal activity will be of unknown security because of the backdoors. Add software developers to the list of people who should be irate. That's where the back doors will be. I predict, if it is allowed to happen, all software industry will leave the USA (except perhaps those making stuff soley for the government) for greener pastures where they can make software that people can trust. On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 02:43:31PM -0430, Greg Ihnen wrote: > I heard about this on the Tech News Today podcast. Folks are not happy about > it. It sounds like the end of encryption without back doors, without the govt > having the keys. > > Greg > On Oct 19, 2010, at 2:25 PM, MDK wrote: > > > LOL... Seriously, I've not seen any mention of this anywhere on any of the > > wireless sites, nor any other news site... > > > > So, my question... Does anyone know anything about this? > > > > I'm thinking that just about every telecom/internet/isp/voip/etc engaged > > entity should be on high alert to head this off at the pass, so to speak. > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy > > 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > From: RickG > > Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 8:39 AM > > To: WISPA General List > > Subject: Re: [WISPA] anyone know what this is about? > > > > They'll call it the "obama-air bill". > > > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 11:35 AM, MDK <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/19/us/19wiretap.html?_r=1 > > > > Quote: > > > > An Obama administration task force that includes officials from the Justice > > and Commerce Departments, the F.B.I.and other agencies recently began > > working on draft legislation to strengthen and expand the Communications > > Assistance to Law Enforcement Act, a 1994 law that says telephone and > > broadband companies must design their services so that they can begin > > conducting surveillance of a target immediately after being presented with > > a court order. > > > > There is not yet agreement over the details, according to officials > > familiar with the deliberations, but they said the administration intends > > to submit a package to Congress next year. > > > > Another quote: > > > > Another proposal would create an incentive for companies to show new > > systems to the F.B.I. before deployment. Under the plan, an agreement with > > the bureau certifying that the system is acceptable would be an alternative > > ?safe harbor,? ensuring the firm could not be fined. > > > > > > I am obviously not being... anything other that correct to say "People, > > this is serious..." > > > > You can't deploy anything new until the government approves of it, or face > > massive liability for fines and fees? > > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Neofast, Inc, Making internet easy > > 541-969-8200 509-386-4589 > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wants You! 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