[e-privacy] FCC approva il `wiretapping' per il VoIP

[Andrea Glorioso]

Ciao a tutti.

http://news.com.com/Feds+back+wiretap+rules+for+Internet/2100-7352_3-5296417.html?tag=nl

  Broadband providers and   Internet phone services must  comply  with
  wiretapping requirements designed for the traditional phone network,
  the Federal Communications Commission said in a preliminary decision
  Wednesday.

  The 5-0 vote by the FCC is  a major step toward regulations designed
  to help police and spy agencies eavesdrop on all forms of high-speed
  Internet access,  including  cable modems,  wireless, satellite  and
  broadband over power lines.

  "Above  all, law enforcement access  to IP-enabled communications is
  essential,"  FCC Chairman  Michael  Powell said. These "requirements
  can and  should  apply  to    VoIP and  other   IP-enabled   service
  providers."

  IP  refers to the Internet  Protocol, a  fundamental underpinning of
  the Web, and VoIP  is a voice technology  that uses the protocol  to
  direct phone calls over the Internet.

  The  vote comes five  months  after the  FBI,  the Drug  Enforcement
  Administration  and   the   Justice  Department formally   asked for
  guaranteed wiretapping access to broadband networks.  If the FCC had
  done nothing, wiretaps would be possible but could be more difficult
  and time-consuming for police to carry out.

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