Re: [Re: CRIME Wiretapping WiFi]

From: Duane Nickull (duane@private)
Date: Wed Oct 15 2003 - 15:02:45 PDT

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Brian Varine wrote:
    

    
  
  
  
 
  
 
    
  
    The term content was put in under the
original  Wiretap Act of 1986, the Patriot Act merely kept the wording so
if the  ACLU(Al Qaida Civil Liberties Union?) has a problem with "content",
 why did it take them 16 years to really twist the meaning of the word content?
 DCS-1000 (aka Eeeevil Carnivore) and other packet sniffing technologies
have the  ability to only collect E-Mail headers or packet address information
(aka dialing, routing, addressing, and
signaling  information). Even something like Sniffer Pro could be
set up to do this.  If the LEO's collect content and don't have a wiretap
order, it's illegal  (just as it was before the Patriot Act). Also, the Patriot
Act introduced  something that actually enhances oversight by requiring the
LEO's to  report the identify of "any
officer(s) who  installed the device and any officer(s) who accessed the
device to obtain  information from the network, the date and time the device
was installed, the  date and time the device was uninstalled, and the date,
time, and duration of  each time the device is accessed to obtain information," it
also  requires  "the configuration of the device at the time of its  installation
and any subsequent modification thereof" "and any information which  has
been collected by the device.". Prior to Patriot Act there was no  requirement
to report this. 
    
 
    
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the PA also has clauses whereby all of this
can be sealed and not released pending a determiniation that it is not in
the interest of national security to release it.  This I can see since it
may comprimise operatives in the field.
    

    
I do not share your views of equating ACLU to the Al Quaida Civil Liberties
Union. I cannot speak for them but I'm sure no ACLU members support AQ or
help further its; cause.
    
You may be interested to know that the right wing also now seems to oppose
PA.
    

    
Republicans want to fold Patriot Act: (This is new today)
    

    
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/10/15/national1656EDT0774.DTL
    

    
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