http://www.networkingpipeline.com/blog/archives/2006/01/feds_want_a_wir.html
Man this country is going to end up being a fascist country, without people knowing it. The FBI having control over what can be deemed worthy communication. I just don't see how they could stop open source and other free software. It would end up being similar to the RIAA trying to stop illegal downloading of songs. I thought the FCC improved when Powell left, but I see it is just getting worst.
"An FCC mandate will require that all hardware and software have a wiretap backdoor that allows the government to tap into all your communications.
The mandate expands the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), and requires that every piece of hardware and software sold include the backdoor.
The rule isn't yet final, but once it is, all vendors will have 18 months to comply. And in fact, says Brad Templeton, chairman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), some router makers already include such a backdoor. So your hardware may be vulnerable."
So, any hacker that finds the backdoor will have free access to you stuff. I'm sure several people will find these back doors and post the information in hacker communities. This is such a ludicrous idea with stupidity written all over it.
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