FBI:
We need wiretap-ready Web sites - now
CNET
learns the FBI is quietly pushing its plan to force surveillance
backdoors on social networks, VoIP, and Web e-mail providers, and
that the bureau is asking Internet companies not to oppose a law
making those backdoors mandatory.
CNet,
4
May, 2012
The
FBI is asking Internet companies not to oppose a controversial
proposal that would require firms, including Microsoft, Facebook,
Yahoo, and Google, to build in backdoors for government surveillance.
In
meetings with industry representatives, the White House, and U.S.
senators, senior FBI officials argue the dramatic shift in
communication from the telephone system to the Internet has made it
far more difficult for agents to wiretap Americans suspected of
illegal activities, CNET has learned.
The
FBI general counsel's office has drafted a proposed law that the
bureau claims is the best solution: requiring that social-networking
Web sites and providers of VoIP, instant messaging, and Web e-mail
alter their code to ensure their products are wiretap-friendly.
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