[IP] Update on Internet wiretapping for phone calls [priv]

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>

http://news.com.com/2100-7352-5184603.html?tag=nefd_hed
Sununu's proposal also addresses the controversial issue of VoIP
wiretapping, saying that VoIP companies that provide links to the
existing telephone network--a category that would include Vonage, for
instance--must provide some "access to necessary information to law
enforcement agencies." But the access requirement, a key concern of the
FBI, would not apply to instant messaging applications or peer-to-peer
services like Skype.

http://news.com.com/2100-7352_3-5184774.html?tag=nefd_top
Law enforcement officers can now eavesdrop on every call made by Cox's
nearly 1 million voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone subscribers.
Police can already tap calls on 12 of Cox's 13 telephone markets because
they rely on traditional phone equipment equipped with eavesdropping
abilities. But in December, Cox deployed VoIP, a much cheaper
alternative that uses the unregulated Internet. Roanoke, Va., is the
first of several small markets where Cox is deploying VoIP technology.

http://news.com.com/2100-7352-5181428.html
Net-phoning provider VoicePulse says it plans to use encryption to
secure calls, part of an industry trend that could pull in business
customers but raise problems for law enforcement wiretaps.
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