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  • FBI plans new Net-tapping push (A move to make current practices legal)

    07/09/2006 3:03:12 PM PDT · by patriot_wes · 17 replies · 708+ views
    CNET News ^ | Jul 08 06 | Declan McCullagh
    The FBI has drafted sweeping legislation that would require Internet service providers to create wiretapping hubs for police surveillance and force makers of networking gear to build in backdoors for eavesdropping, CNET News.com has learned. FBI Agent Barry Smith distributed the proposal at a private meeting last Friday with industry representatives and indicated it would be introduced by Sen. Mike DeWine, an Ohio Republican, according to two sources familiar with the meeting. The draft bill would place the FBI's Net-surveillance push on solid legal footing. At the moment, it's ensnared in a legal challenge from universities and some technology companies...