Posted on 03/04/2009 11:36:54 AM PST by rabscuttle385
Suspicious phone conversations on Skype could be targeted for tapping as part of a pan-European crackdown on what law authorities believe is a massive technical loophole in current wiretapping laws, allowing criminals to communicate without fear of being overheard by the police.
The European investigation could also help U.S. law enforcement authorities gain access to Internet calls. The National Security Agency (NSA) is understood to believe that suspected terrorists use Skype to circumvent detection.
While the police can get a court order to tap a suspect's land line and mobile phone, it is currently impossible to get a similar order for Internet calls on both sides of the Atlantic.
Skype insisted that it does cooperate with law enforcement authorities, "where legally and technically possible," the company said in a statement.
"Skype has extensively debriefed Eurojust on our law enforcement program and capabilities," Skype said.
Eurojust, a European Union agency responsible for coordinating judicial investigations across different jurisdictions announced Friday the opening of an investigation involving all 27 countries of the European Union.
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Fine with me.
Just do it and shut up.
Just do it and shut up.
They’re worried about criminals communicating without fear? Then I assume one of these will be going into the White House!
Ruh-roh. No more prank calls to Game Stop? ;)
No, criminals can’t be smart enough to use Phil Zimmermann’s Zfone for VOIP, or any other secure means for that matter. Yet another government policy that will at most catch the stupidest of criminals, and as usual allow the government to better snoop on the sheeple.
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