[Bonkyboy]

Easier Internet Wiretaps Sought

By Dan Eggen and Jonathan Krim, Washington Post Staff Writers

The Justice Department (news - web sites) wants to significantly expand the government's ability to monitor online traffic, proposing that providers of high-speed Internet service should be forced to grant easier access for FBI (news - web sites) wiretaps and other electronic surveillance, according to documents and government officials.

A petition filed this week with the Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) also suggests that consumers should be required to foot the bill.

Law enforcement agencies have been increasingly concerned that fast-growing telephone service over the Internet could be a way for terrorists and criminals to evade surveillance. But the petition also moves beyond Internet telephony, leading several technology experts and privacy advocates yesterday to warn that many types of online communication, including instant messages and visits to Web sites, could be covered.

[Undeadcannibal]

Those bastards...The government controls a lot of shit already, don't even get me started. I've researched this before, and it wasn't pretty. the government is evil.

[Velvet]

God I hope that dont get passed or we are all in deep shit . There will be no privacy at all and even if you accidently click on something you shouldnt they will get you . NOT GOOD AT ALL .

[Undeadcannibal]

You want to know some fun Government facts?

1) The government set a legal limit on encryption in order to leave us with a certain level of vulnerability. They use this vulnerability to spy on people in the country and out of the country.

2) the FBI once tried to make a 'worm' that gathered information on people's computers. the FBI requested that antivius companies make specific openings for this. AS far as I know, the project was cancelled due to the fact that hackers can intercept and use th worm themselves.

3) a few years ago, the government tried to pass a law to make policeware manditory on all computers. thankfully it never passed. this policeware made it so that at any time the police and any law enforcement could access your computer and read all of your information.