Big Brother wants to tap into VIOP, no matter what

[Kendrick]

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060727-7372.html

The FBI wants the ability to tap VoIP calls. To do this, the agency also wants access to all of your network traffic—and it looks like it's on the way to getting it. Following a long set of legal battles, the US Court of Appeals in June upheld 2-1 a newer and broader definition of CALEA's scope that could affect every university and library in the country.

The crazy thing is that even people that don't use VIOP will have to pay taxes in order for the FBI to access everyone's network traffic.

And who knows where it will go from there.

[JohnnyTruant]

Hmmm, ouch.
well, it's not like they can watch just anyone they'd need a warrant

[Data]

Originally Posted by JohnnyTruant

Hmmm, ouch.
well, it's not like they can watch just anyone they'd need a warrant

Not with things like the Patriot Act!

[Bryon]

Yea, we're all basically screwed. The government can label anything as protection for terrorism and Congress follows like a lap dog.

[Gecko]

I think they should have to have a really good reason for a phone tap, but I think that ability should be there. I don't think taxpayers would object (whether they use VoIP or not) as long as it was for a good reason.

[HSMom]

It probably doesn't matter whether you have VoIP or a landline, if they have reason to monitor your phone line, they will. On the one hand, I couldn't care less, because I have nothing to hide, but on the other hand, the less government interference in my life, the better, IMHO.

[Action Man]

On the one hand, I couldn't care less, because I have nothing to hide

Not yet, but one day something you do may becoming something to hide.

[HSMom]

Originally Posted by Action Man

Not yet, but one day something you do may becoming something to hide.

Ture enough. I homeschool my kids, and at the moment, I comply with the law in my state, and it is perfectly legal, but with the wrong people in control of the government, that could change. But I figure they will find a way to monitor me no matter WHAT phone service I have, if they want to badly enough.

[bonecrusher]

And no one can be sure they weren't monitoring all of us before hand...

Act natural

nothing to see here

[iSurfer]

I seem not to agree with the government's plan for it is my right of privacy. And if they will tap to my calls then it is a breech on my privacy. Well I guess I can do nothing even if I don't want to because the government can do it anytime even thought its not yet legal.