November 18, 2005

U.S. Government Wants to Spy on Internet Use

The federal government wants to peer into your computer communications, forcing companies that provide high-speed access or Internet-based telephone service to design -- or redesign -- their networks to accommodate surveillance. On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission gave broadband Internet service and voice-over-Internet Protocol services, or VoIP, 18 months to ensure that their networks are wiretap-ready. This followed the FCC's formal release of the order in September.

U.S. Wants to Peer Into Phone Service Networks, Newsday, November 17, 2005.