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Posted to: Risks Digest 19.85
Forwarded From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Cisco Backs Backdoor for Internet Wiretaps
By Declan McCullagh (declan@well.com)
[TIME.com / The Netly News 14 Jul 1998]
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/netly/article/0,2334,14025,00.html
Yesterday Cisco Systems announced a new plan to include "private doorbells"
in its routers. The company says it's a great way to protect everyone's
personal information on-line. So why are privacy groups crying foul?
The approach made public yesterday by 13 of the largest technology firms
will lead to an Internet that's easily wiretappable -- it's the on-line
equivalent of the reviled Digital Telephony (CALEA) law planned for the
phone system. [...remainder snipped...]
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Received on Sat Jul 18 12:30:57 1998