[I welcome rebuttals. --Declan] http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/zd/20040922/tc_zd/135742 Wiretap Law Should Apply to VOIP, Too Wed Sep 22, 8:48 AM ET David Coursey - eWEEK Which do we need more: VOIP or the ability to wiretap terrorists and criminals? Given that we've lived this long without VOIP (voice over IP) while wiretap evidence has proven its value in nailing bad guys over and over, I have to come out in favor of law enforcement. Yes, I know this will cause temporary disruption of some vendors' plans to get rich off VOIP and may even increase the cost of VOIP service to customers, but if the technology is as cost-effective as promised, we'll never notice. [...] The telecom industry should stop bellyaching and accept a law that was written to help keep the good guys and bad guys on a mostly level playing field. Yes, I know a smart crook can use crypto technology, but most crooks aren't all that smart. Thus we find wiretaps useful all the time against people who ought to know they are being wiretapped, such as murder suspect Scott Peterson (news - web sites) and the late mob boss John Gotti. [...] _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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