WASHINGTON — Broad new regulations being drafted by the Obama administration would make it easier for law enforcement and national security officials to eavesdrop on Internet and e-mail communications like social networking Web sites and BlackBerries, The New York Times reported Monday.
The newspaper said the White House plans to submit a bill next year that would require all online services that enable communications to be technically equipped to comply with a wiretap order. That would include providers of encrypted e-mail, such as BlackBerry, networking sites like Facebook and direct communication services like Skype.
Federal law enforcement and national security officials say new the regulations are needed because terrorists and criminals are increasingly giving up their phones to communicate online.
"We're talking about lawfully authorized intercepts," said FBI lawyer Valerie E. Caproni. "We're not talking about expanding authority. We're talking about preserving our ability to execute our existing authority in order to protect the public safety and national security."
The White House plans to submit the proposed legislation to Congress next year.
What are your opinions?
(Source: Huffingtonpost.com - [URL]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/27/internet-wiretaps-would-b_n_740064.html[/URL])
Will they at least need a warrant for them this time?
Link to the source?
Fucking America ruining everything for me and lots of other people :saddowns: Those are private for a reason.
hey people watching me type this
fuck you
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hey hold on a second someone rang the doorbell brb
bye bye internet, it was nice [i]not[/i] knowing you :smug:
no but seriously bye bye privacy and anonymity
Argh those shitcakes what the hell that is annoying.
Jegus fuck now I can't masturbate to porn privately because it won't be private with those people over there being all "Were watching you".
Unless this is only in the US in which I can just sit and be all :smug:
I hope UK doesn't follow suit and start enforcing anti-social behavior laws on the internet, I can't imagine being arrested for trolling someone or insulting someone on the internet.
Come to think of it all these new innovations that are supposed to destroy privacy or internet neutrality so far haven't done anything.
All it is is ensuring that devices like blackberries are standardized so if needed, a wiretap can be applied in criminal, treasonous, or terroristic cases. This is not extending the rights of who or who they can't wiretap, it's simply keeping the means available.
HuffPo is a crappy source. At least my thread came from a reputable source. (Associated Press)
I question the Huntington Post sometimes.
Huffington Post is fine, they don't just make stuff up.
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May i wish you good luck with that.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;25094906]HuffPo is a crappy source. At least my thread came from a reputable source. (Associated Press)[/QUOTE]
Damn. Sorry man. I scrolled down but didn't see your thread. Sorry. :blush:
[QUOTE=ZekeTwo;25094741]Will they at least need a warrant for them this time?[/QUOTE]
Given they are good at persuading everyone that is for the good of public safety, they will jump over our civil liberties as if nothing was there to begin with.
Spam FBI trigger words in searches, watch the van roll up.
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Goodbye Privacy and Rights. So much for not fucking regulating the internet. Complete bullshit.
you know what
with all the shit that's been going on with america recently i can safely say that this whole country is shit and im hauling my ass over to europe as soon as i get the chance
[QUOTE=MrOwn1;25095424]you know what
with all the shit that's been going on with america recently i can safely say that this whole country is shit and im hauling my ass over to europe as soon as i get the chance[/QUOTE]
I live in canada and I still wanna move my ass to asia or europe
[QUOTE=tehperzon;25095471]I live in canada and I still wanna move my ass to asia or europe[/QUOTE]
this whole continent sucks ass
Do American's still fall for that "Cuz of terrorism" bullshit their government feeds them while they take away their rights 1 by 1?
[QUOTE=MrOwn1;25095498]this whole continent sucks ass[/QUOTE]
Things are not that substantially great anywhere. The global economy is in a bit of a squeeze with the exception of a few countries such as China.
[QUOTE=r4nk_;25095525]Do American's still fall for that "Cuz of terrorism" bullshit their government feeds them while they fuck them with a steel rod?[/QUOTE]
only the stupid ones
aka most of the god damn nation
Everybody is flipping out because they see the words "wiretapping" and "internet."
There really isn't much reason to be worried about this unless you're a suspected terrorist.
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Perhaps I'm being naive, but I'd certainly like to believe the government doesn't just monitor everyone for absolutely no substantial reason.
You're late - [url]http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1006951[/url]
Big deal.
God forbid police being able to track down a bomb threat from skype.
[QUOTE=r4nk_;25095525]Do American's still fall for that "Cuz of terrorism" bullshit their government feeds them while they take away their rights 1 by 1?[/QUOTE]
Yes.
[QUOTE=Mr_Razzums;25096048]Big deal.
God forbid police being able to track down a bomb threat from skype.[/QUOTE]
You are dumb.
[QUOTE=Chickenfoot;25094958]Damn. Sorry man. I scrolled down but didn't see your thread. Sorry. :blush:[/QUOTE]
Nah its coo.
What the fuck happened to privacy from the federal government?
It's not in the Constitution. :downs:
/sarcasm before I get called a troll.
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