Report: US would make Internet wiretaps easier

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Sep 27, 8:49 AM EDT


Report: US would make Internet wiretaps easier




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WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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.




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[bowens43]

1. It's getting to the point that I am starting to miss Bush

Obama has been a complete and utter disaster when it comes to privacy, human rights,civil rights, openness in government etc.

Not only has he continued the worst abuses of the bush era, he has expanded on them. Unless things drastically, I will NOT support Obama in 2012.