Posted on 09/27/2010 1:40:01 PM PDT by La Lydia
Remember back in the dark ages when Bush-Hitler wanted to look at the emails of potential terrorists and civil liberties groups were up in arms? Well, Obama wants to do something similar. Only, Obama's plans seem to be even more sweeping -- not looking at individual emails or Blackberry messages but ordering the redesigning of all systems so intel and law enforcement could look at them if they wanted to.
Sure, a few ACLU types will be up in arms. But my guess is that this will be passed with overwhelming majorities and will outrage almost no one that matters. Not the elite, many of whom were all up in the vapors over Bush's efforts at intercepting terrorist communications.
New York Times:
Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone.
Essentially, officials want Congress to require all services that enable communications — including encrypted e-mail transmitters like BlackBerry, social networking Web sites like Facebook and software that allows direct “peer to peer” messaging like Skype — to be technically capable of complying if served with a wiretap order. The mandate would include being able to intercept and unscramble encrypted messages.
I'm probably not the best commenter on the technical aspects of Blackberry since a) it's a dead platform and b) I'm not sure of the differences in encryption between it and other similar platforms; but as one of the few "experts" on terrorist use of the internet this legislation is way overdue. Way, way overdue.
Not that we don't already have the means and methods to breaking into pretty much anything we want, only that there is a significant difference between evidence and intelligence. Since only some of our targets in the war on terror will meet their end in a Predator strike, then we're going to need to collect evidence from internet and other electronic sources that can be presented in trial. And for that NSA decryptions aren't always suited.
The terrorists are already building the cages for their CARRIER PIGEONS. Can the Dums get any dumber.
I saw a movie once without any references to hitler or the nazi party.
Somebody 'splain to me how to tell the difference, again?
There are violent jihadists within our military who were caught communicating abroad with Al Qaeda and they were given a pass in the name of diversity.
This is NOT about national security.
Gee, thanks, fella. I'm still using one.
The last time having a backdoor to your encrypted communications was a government priority was during the Clinton administration, as championed by VP Al Gore. Notice the trend?
Yea, mine hasn’t died yet.
Saying we have a Serious NS problem is an understatement.
I just got the new blackberry Torch. It’s really hot...similar to the iphone.
Delish! I can eat all I want and still lose weight.
Still has the best email service, and my device has UMA so I can use any WiFi spot to place a call if coverage is poor...
I love how the Torch texts. Its unique how it groups all of the texts by person.
/johnny
Well, the more extreme group seeks to dominate Americans by any and all means possible, up to and including violence.
The other group is mostly made up of Middle Easterners.
The only privacy the ACLU is interested in is privacy for the Left.
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