Mike McNally writes:
hallam@w3.org writes:
It is a fair point that just because technology has changed the nature of the game it should not mean that wiretaps cease to be possible.
I disagree that this is a "fair point". That wiretaps are possible is an accident of design. Just because that slice of the salami appears gone, I see no reason to concede that it can't be re-attached.
Indeed, I have searched both the constitution and my collected works of Nietzsche and found no reference to the inalienable right of governments to listen in on any conversations, let alone the 1% of conversations the FBI wants access to. By the way, I believe the quantity in question exceeds the quantity tapped by the East German government at its height -- certainly it does if you take into account the fact that phones were more scarce there. Thank you, Louis Freeh, for taking another step towards the police state. Perry