Oscar S. Cisneros writes: "A new government-approved standard for telecommunications equipment violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures, critics say. The standard, released in updated form last week by the Telecommunication Industry Association, instructs telecommunications hardware manufacturers on . . . . Oscar S. Cisneros writes: "A new government-approved standard for telecommunications equipment violates the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable searches and seizures, critics say. The standard, released in updated form last week by the Telecommunication Industry Association, instructs telecommunications hardware manufacturers on how to build their equipment so that it complies with a federal wiretap law passed by Congress in 1994." In today's day and age where we are all prone to our traffic being sniffed an issue like this should be important to all of us. The link for this article located at Wired News is no longer available. . Oscar S. Cisneros recently highlights concerns about a newly sanctioned telecommunications protocol by the government, claiming it violates Fourth Amendment protections. Telecommunications Regulations, Privacy Advocacy, Government Surveillance. . Anthony Pell
Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.