[IP] Making universities pay for FBI surveillance, thank you very much FCC [priv]

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
Date: October 24, 2005 10:41:34 AM EDT
To: politech@politechbot.com
Subject: [Politech] Making universities pay for FBI surveillance,  
thank you very much FCC [priv]


[In principle, I think I'm with Dan on this one. In reality, though,  
I wonder if making universities liable for paying for their own  
compliance will increase opposition to this FCC mandate (including  
lawsuits challenging it) and reduce the chance of some IT person  
saying "Oh, yes, it'll cost us $100 million to comply. Check,  
please!" Also, let's remember that this may be an unwarranted  
expansion of CALEA that may be illegal unless Congress ratifies it. -- 
Declan]


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Making Universities Pay for Government Surveillance
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 18:09:29 -0400
From: Daniel Solove <djsolove@comcast.net>
To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
References: <4356B293.5020307@well.com>

Declan,

I just blogged about a story that might of interest to your readers  
on my
new blog, Concurring Opinions, http://www.concurringopinions.com,  
where I
blog about information privacy law issues.

The story involves the expansion of the CALEA to require universities,
libraries, and others to build in technologies to their  
telecommunication
services that will facilitate law enforcement surveillance.

The cost is staggering, and I argue in my blog post that the cost  
should not
be borne by the universities:
http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2005/10/ 
making_universi_1.html

Daniel J. Solove
Associate Professor of Law
George Washington University Law School

Website: http://www.danielsolove.com

Blog: http://www.concurringopinions.com

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