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Compliance with network re-configuration; May, '07
(old news - 03:27PM Wednesday May 03 2006)
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Last year the FCC ruled that ISPs and Universities must re-wire their networks to include backdoors, making them wiretap compliant, at their own expense. Universities, the most vocal opponents in past months, estimated this could cost them in excess of $7 billion, or $450 in tuition increase per student. The FCC today again repeated that demand (see pdf announcement), insisting these upgrades must be completed by May 14, 2007, and that the costs would be incurred by the Universities and ISPs.

A CNET piece seems to imply the FCC had decided to apply "wiretap taxes" on the companies. However the original ruling above says the FCC's order "declines to adopt a national surcharge to recover CALEA costs," as it "would not serve the public interest."

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Abuse of power

Can you say abuse of power? FCC and most government agencies seem to say this with their actions more and more . . .

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Re: Abuse of power

If there are back doors intentionally in a system, how long before hackers exploit them. That is my main concern.

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Re: Abuse of power

well if the companies and universities set this up and are ticked off required to pay for it aren't they going to buy the cheapest equipment available and use the smallest amount of resources on it? So it could be more vulnerable to hackers. How pays for the added datacenter cooling and added electricity? IS that a forced tax? What about the amount of space they need for these devices? They may be paying the same amount in property tax but they are in fact reducing the available productive space to operate. hey they did it in china i guess it was only a matter in time before it came to the US. (half joking)

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Re: Abuse of power

said by jgkolt See Profile :

well if the companies and universities set this up and are ticked off required to pay for it aren't they going to buy the cheapest equipment available and use the smallest amount of resources on it?
said by large university IT Dept Head :
We have determined that the most cost effective method of complying with this unreasonable demand is to simply install a copy of Back Orifice Gold v2.x and let it go at that. Having complied efficiently and economically with the government's demand, we can now up our tuition by $450/student and simply pocket the newfound free wealth!
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Re: Abuse of power

said by 2kmaro See Profile :

said by jgkolt See Profile :

well if the companies and universities set this up and are ticked off required to pay for it aren't they going to buy the cheapest equipment available and use the smallest amount of resources on it?
said by large university IT Dept Head :
We have determined that the most cost effective method of complying with this unreasonable demand is to simply install a copy of Back Orifice Gold v2.x and let it go at that. Having complied efficiently and economically with the government's demand, we can now up our tuition by $450/student and simply pocket the newfound free wealth!
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!


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You can say that again. The FCC mandates radio airwaves...THAT'S IT. Since when did they become Dubya's personal bully...well, I guess that would technically be in 2000.
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Re: Abuse of power

said by King P See Profile :

You can say that again. The FCC mandates radio airwaves...THAT'S IT. Since when did they become Dubya's personal bully...well, I guess that would technically be in 2000.
Hmmmm...But if I recall correctly it was HillaryBill Clinton who signed the law that the FCC is applying. Oh well....I guess it all depends on how you define....
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said by King P See Profile :

You can say that again. The FCC mandates radio airwaves...THAT'S IT. Since when did they become Dubya's personal bully...well, I guess that would technically be in 2000.
Hmmmm...But if I recall correctly it was HillaryBill Clinton who signed the law that the FCC is applying. Oh well....I guess it all depends on how you define....
true! very true.
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way around this

i found a way around that all reday i will post it in a hour or so
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but what true power does the FCC have over an ISP? an ISP doesnt require FCC permission to operate as they arent a radio station.
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well...

Federal COMMUNICATIONS Commission. They have whatever power congress gives them so to enforce whatever mandates and laws they have to. Since ISP's are in the business of electronic COMMUNICATIONS and congress needs someone to enforce the wiretap law, guess who gets the job?

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Federal COMMUNICATIONS Commission. They have whatever power congress gives them so to enforce whatever mandates and laws they have to. Since ISP's are in the business of electronic COMMUNICATIONS and congress needs someone to enforce the wiretap law, guess who gets the job?
Cut the crap. Originally it was created to regulate airwaves. Congress cannot force it to act unconstitutionally.
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Re: well...

said by kamm See Profile :

[Cut the crap. Originally it was created to regulate airwaves. Congress cannot force it to act unconstitutionally.
Actually congress can. FCC's scope, like any government agency is dictated by congress. Technically nothing stops Congress from putting them in charge school lunches.

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When the Federal Communications Act was adopted in 1934 the FCC was created. The act consolidated all telecommunication regulation for both wired and wireless services.

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Congress makes the laws and so, gives the FCC whatever authority it needs to administer those laws. The constitution has nothing to do with it.

Only if the supreme court holds a law as unconstitutional can the FCC's authority be stripped away.

You really dont understand how the government and legal system woeks, do you?

The FCC's predicessor was CREATED by congress in the Communications act of 1934 for regulating the airwaves. However, the communications act has been amended many times by congress as needed. The communications act (as amended) is what gives the FCC it's basic authority to regulate the things it doesCongress can make the FCC do whatever it wants, since congress created it by enabling the statutes that created it and gives it it's authority.

Who is it, do you think that CREATES government departments?

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What is the FCC going to find on colleges?

Porn downloading is a MAJOR problem. Hey, the MySpace website DOES eat up 40% of the college's bandwidth!

Truth is: supplying a legal wiretap on an IP address is being done pretty cheapy by whom? The RIAA for one.

If colleges can prevent MySpace usage, it's not going to cost them no $7 billion to this. Just ask the IT students to do it. Good experience and free labor.
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said by tjefferson :

Can you say abuse of power? FCC and most government agencies seem to say this with their actions more and more . . .
newsflash... as long as these universities are accepting federal monies, they are subject to some federal mandates... that's the bottom line and federal money to universities is a cash cow for them that they are unwilling to let go off... sucking on the public tit for as long as universities have pretty much insures that they will comply...
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Wow, George Bush is such a defender of the Constitution, it must be Bill Clinton's fault.
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Congress passed the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) in 1994 to make it easier for law enforcement to wiretap digital telephone networks. CALEA forced telephone companies to redesign their network architectures to make wiretapping easier. It expressly did not regulate data traveling over the Internet.

But now [under GWB's pro-freedom policies] federal law enforcement agencies want to change that. On March 10, 2004, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) filed a joint petition with the FCC. The petition requested that CALEA's reach be expanded to cover communications that travel over the Internet. Thus, Broadband providers would be required to rebuild their networks to make it easier for law enforcement to tap Internet "phone calls" that use VOIP applications such as Vonage, as well as online "conversations" using various kinds of instant messaging (IM) programs like AOL Instant Messenger (AIM).
What part about the word expressly, as in 'when CALEA was created, it expressly did not regulate data traveling over the Internet', can't you understand, King P?

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Re: Bill Clinton

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WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals panel sharply challenged the Bush administration Friday over new rules making it easier for police and the FBI to wiretap Internet phone calls. A judge said the government's courtroom arguments were "gobbledygook."
Note that the Judge is criticizing the Bush administration. Why?

Because the FCC is part of the i>Bush administration and run by a Bush administration flunky.

Because the DEA is part of the Bush administration and run by a Bush administration flunky.

Because the Department of Justice is part of the i>Bush administration and run by a Bush administration flunky.

Because the FBI is part of the Bush administration and run by a Bush administration flunky.

Bill Clinton's fault? I guess so is the outragous doubling plus of the price of gasoline since the great George W. Bush took office.

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This is News?

Is this really a major surprise? Businesses (and ultimately their customers) already have to pay out of their own pockets for the cost of complying with numerous government-imposed regulations.
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said by pnh102 See Profile :

Is this really a major surprise? Businesses (and ultimately their customers) already have to pay out of their own pockets for the cost of complying with numerous government-imposed regulations.
You are right. All businesses, and that includes universities, have to comply with numerous laws(local, state, and federal) that cost them money to comply with. CALEA is no different, except the ISPs and the universities don't like this particular law. Well, too bad, they should pay or the executives should go to prison for refusing to comply.
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CALEA is no different, except the ISPs and the universities don't like this particular law.
Actually the argument is two-fold: CALEA as written does not apply to Internet traffic.

To make it apply, Congress needs to re-work it. It is not in the FCC's mandate simply to say "Calea now applies to all Internet traffic, including VoIP...."

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Re: This is News?

Exactly. And to quote from a link from TKjunkmail...

quote:
(2) INFORMATION SERVICES; PRIVATE NETWORKS AND INTERCONNECTION SERVICES AND FACILITIES- The requirements of subsection (a) [Assistance capability requirements] do not apply to--

`(A) information services;
So how can they force this on ISPs or any "Information Services"? Unless they mean for VoIP, but that can be a grey area since it utilizes "Information Services" to deliver its data AND it's not defined in the CALEA text. Seems the FCC now needs a regulatory committee...

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said by envoid See Profile :

Exactly. And to quote from a link from TKjunkmail...

quote:
(2) INFORMATION SERVICES; PRIVATE NETWORKS AND INTERCONNECTION SERVICES AND FACILITIES- The requirements of subsection (a) [Assistance capability requirements] do not apply to--

`(A) information services;
So how can they force this on ISPs or any "Information Services"? Unless they mean for VoIP, but that can be a grey area since it utilizes "Information Services" to deliver its data AND it's not defined in the CALEA text. Seems the FCC now needs a regulatory committee...
But you left out the rest of that paragraph of the law, which gave the FCC the right to expand the interpretation of "Information Services":
»www.securityfocus.com/columnists/261
"person[s] or entit[ies] engaged in providing wire or electronic communication switching or transmission service to the extent that the Commission finds that such service is a replacement for a substantial portion of the local telephone exchange service and that it is in the public interest to deem such a person or entity to be a telecommunications carrier."

In other words, if you are replacing the local telephone exchange service, and the FCC concludes it is in the public interest, you might be covered by CALEA. On August 9th, the FCC tentatively concluded that broadband providers were exactly that.
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Re: This is News?

said by TKJunkMail See Profile :

said by envoid See Profile :

Exactly. And to quote from a link from TKjunkmail...

quote:
(2) INFORMATION SERVICES; PRIVATE NETWORKS AND INTERCONNECTION SERVICES AND FACILITIES- The requirements of subsection (a) [Assistance capability requirements] do not apply to--

`(A) information services;
So how can they force this on ISPs or any "Information Services"? Unless they mean for VoIP, but that can be a grey area since it utilizes "Information Services" to deliver its data AND it's not defined in the CALEA text. Seems the FCC now needs a regulatory committee...
But you left out the rest of that paragraph of the law, which gave the FCC the right to expand the interpretation of "Information Services":
»www.securityfocus.com/columnists/261
"person[s] or entit[ies] engaged in providing wire or electronic communication switching or transmission service to the extent that the Commission finds that such service is a replacement for a substantial portion of the local telephone exchange service and that it is in the public interest to deem such a person or entity to be a telecommunications carrier."

In other words, if you are replacing the local telephone exchange service, and the FCC concludes it is in the public interest, you might be covered by CALEA. On August 9th, the FCC tentatively concluded that broadband providers were exactly that.
You are correct! Which makes it all the worse, and the FCC just another extension of our de facto FASCIST STATE. But, you go right on revelling in your condescending, self-righteous, pro-surveillance, anti-terrorism/pro-fascist smugness. It is obvious to me, and everyone else here, that you are an amorally vacuous apologist for "right-think". Wake up, man! You have been mesmerized as easily as a chicken made to focus on a straight (party) line.

While everyone else is focused on the subversion of our constitutional rights, you are focused on whether the fascists have observed the letter of the anti-constitutional laws they have penned in order to install a police state where once lived free men.

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Government

I'm really starting to rue the day I voted republican. We should impeach this jerk in the whitehouse.

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said by rudnicke See Profile :

I'm really starting to rue the day I voted republican. We should impeach this jerk in the whitehouse.
I don't really think it would have mattered: two sides of the same rotten coin.

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Except in this instance, there is also a Republican majority in Congress, which means anything the current administration wants, they get. We need to have a Democratic president and Republican Congress, or vice versa.

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Yes


Just like the democrats had for 40 years after WW 2. The period we watched our country go to hell in a handbasket, thanks to the liberals.

Now, you want to whine because your heroes are out of power because, basically, the american people got sick of being lied to all the time, (never mind fear mongering) especially in election years and having their civil rights and property rights whittled away at by pressure groups, lobbyists for same and eco nuts.

What? You think either party is any different from each other? Politics is nothing but a power game and they are ALL basically the same: Rich lawyers and businessmen who have connections with the power elite. NONE of those people really believe much, if any, of the crap they feed us, democrat or republican. It's just a strategy to convince us they are nice people who love us and feel our pain. And, anyone with half a brain, swimming in the shark infested waters of todays society KNOWS that you dont get to a place of power by being a loveable fuzzball and being nice. You get there by being one of the sharks and eating opponents.It's just common sense. If you fall for the crap they hand you, you deserve to get stepped on. And they WILL step on you.

Yet, in the end, any law that is enacted is NEVER in OUR best interests. Only theirs. Ours is just to obey and pay.
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Wrong. Basically nothing is getting done because neither side has a strong majority. Just because the republicrats have a small majority doesn't mean it's easy sailing for them.

Personally, I agree with the guy who said it was two sides of the same rotten coin. They ALL need to be replaced.
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Which is what I've been saying for a couple of months now.

Basically its not which party, etc, etc. Its our government in general. We do need to start with a clean slate, but even then we aren't guaranteed any difference. We just need people in power who know good wholesome people and who listen to constituents. You can't tell me someone has "good" ethics/morals and at the same time they take 'bribes' from big business, etc.

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said by rudnicke See Profile :

I'm really starting to rue the day I voted republican. We should impeach this jerk in the whitehouse.
And you think the Democraps will do better?
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Re: Government

I don't expect them to do better, but I do think they will be too busy passing froofy feel good legislation to worry about wire taps and such.

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I don't expect them to do better, but I do think they will be too busy passing froofy feel good legislation to worry about wire taps and such.
Yea... just like they did when the CDA and DMCA were enacted.
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I'm sorry, who controlled congress when those were enacted again?
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Yes


Froofy and feel good legislation that will certainly come back to bite us all in the ass, sooner or later.

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said by rudnicke See Profile :

I'm really starting to rue the day I voted republican. We should impeach this jerk in the whitehouse.
CALEA was signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1994.
»www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance···ill.html
It's too late to impeach him now. He beat that rap. Too bad!!
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said by rudnicke See Profile :

I'm really starting to rue the day I voted republican. We should impeach this jerk in the whitehouse.
CALEA was signed into law by Bill Clinton in 1994.
»www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance···ill.html
It's too late to impeach him now. He beat that rap. Too bad!!
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said by rudnicke See Profile :

I'm really starting to rue the day I voted republican. We should impeach this jerk in the whitehouse.
It's high time to impeach every politician from both sides of the aisle.Give all of them a good bytch slappin' to local,state and federal levels of government during the up coming elections.If that approach doesn't work (voting) then it's time for the American people to examine there remaining options.

Then take whatever one of those options, put a stop to and end this fucking bullshit,once and for all.These Nazi tactics has gone on long enough and must stop HERE AND NOW.

If the people of this Nation can't see the tyranny these assholes are pushing down the throats of the working stiffs,then they never will for fucks sake.

Sadly we will get what we deserve for ignoring this Nazism regime.It's like this, if the politicians are not for the American people,then they are evidently against us.One can plainly see the direction they are leaning on this issue.I think I'm going to run for Presidential office next election to straighten this mess they created out.I love my country and hate to see these prostitutes in office flush it down the drain,as they are doing./rant off
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Regarding your "impeach this jerk" statement,
you might be interested in the following site
that I stumbled upon a little while back:

»www.impeachbush.org
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said by rudnicke See Profile :

I'm really starting to rue the day I voted republican. We should impeach this jerk in the whitehouse.
that has nothing to do with it... this is an interal fcc policy that is probably coupled with cia/fbi/nsa and other alphabet agency requests... that is generally outside the scope of the presidents powers... now he can intercede directly, but i'm pretty sure he is unaware of this issue or it's such a low priority that it isn't even on his radar screen...
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said by Asmodeus See Profile :

said by rudnicke See Profile :

I'm really starting to rue the day I voted republican. We should impeach this jerk in the whitehouse.
that has nothing to do with it... this is an interal fcc policy that is probably coupled with cia/fbi/nsa and other alphabet agency requests... that is generally outside the scope of the presidents powers... now he can intercede directly, but i'm pretty sure he is unaware of this issue or it's such a low priority that it isn't even on his radar screen...
Did you miss the press conference where Bush declared he had personally ordered the indiscriminate wholesale clandestine warrantless surveillance of all communications of American citizens, and further stated that he, as President, didn't (in effect) "need no stinking warrants"?

You must have been asleep for many, many moons in your "oh-so-innocent-and-harmonious" Homeland. How sweet, and untroubled, must be your sleep...
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I love big brother

So the phone people already have backdoors, did they pay for this?

I can understand why universities don't want this... it'd be a nightmare to properly install. Here, for instance, there are many disparate wiring closets, a boatload of public access computers, not to mention internet2. Getting all that nicely piped to the man will not be an easy, or a cheap task.
If they want it so bad, why don't they "come and get it?"

Having students pay that much to have themselves watched is an outrage.

Imagine advsors buttering this one up, - "yeah, that's so the man can know everything you do online! it's great! and it also helps pay for bored field agents who have nothing better to do than read your email, snitch on you for sharing a song with your friend down the hall, and tell your mom that you were looking at more pron than educational sites! it's great, with this fee, the university also has to force all of the computer people to comply, that's too bad you have problems with your computer, good luck getting anyone here to fix it... maybe you should try the geeksquad, get charged an outrageous fee for a simple problem, or have that friend you know fix it... oh what's that? he's in jail for sharing that song with you? too bad."
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Is it really that hard?

Not that I advocate the backdoors, but is it really that difficult? I can wiretap traffic on both my work network and home network with no additional cost.

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Compleatly abused.

While I do believe that we need "security" and such in order to protect our Nation, I believe this whole thing is getting out of control and being completely abused.
We are in other countries now, to "liberate and bring freedom to people" and also to protect OUR freedom. All the while our own freedoms are being slowly taken away in the cloak and dagger of "National Security."

insomniac84

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What about local intranet traffic?

Is the FCC going to be spying on local intracampus traffic? That announcement talks about broadband ISPs and VoIP. Since my school is providing me with a campus connection which has access to the internet, and not a broadband internet connection, and no VoIP, how does a college fall under these terms.
It's just wrong for the government to get themselves inside any private network.

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Somehow I can see the ISP'S

adding net neutrality issues to this

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Re: Somehow I can see the ISP'S

with what leverage?
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Re: Somehow I can see the ISP'S

you stracth my back I stratch yours dont really need leverage when you have each others hands in each other pockets

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Re: Somehow I can see the ISP'S

Isn't that just called a "reach-around"? Or was it "circle-jerk"?

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If you are a true ISP you are an Information service , not a comunacation servce. Just like cable has been ruled so regulations don't count. If you want you info to stay private only do business with true ISP's. Tell these ILEC's and Cable companies to shove ther tripple play up there A#$.
All small ISP's only need to say No Comunications no Tapping, we are just an Information service.

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tuition

I pay $9200 in tuition + books

New jersey plans to increase my universities tuition anywhere from 20-30%

so then i guess i gotta add $450 on top of that.

Gotta love it

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Db..

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said by XoLiMiT See Profile :

I pay $9200 in tuition + books

New jersey plans to increase my universities tuition anywhere from 20-30%

so then i guess i gotta add $450 on top of that.

Gotta love it
Ouch... Good thing I stick with community college.
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Yessss...


But then, Just think of all the money you will make in your lifetime (IF, that is, you make the right choices) Due entirely to this investment of $9, 650. It's essentially the same as if you had invested it in the stock market and it consistently made profits.

Really, you have no room to bitch if you think about it. You just have to do what you have to do to play the game.

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Simple Solution

Time for a new revolution. Throw out all persons elected to federal office. That is Congress and President. Hold new elections but ban anyone who has previously held public office. Make all campaign finding public on penalty of life in prison. Limit everyone to one term.

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nowshining

join:2005-08-22
Bakersfield, CA

this all could have been avoided..

Dick Cheney said That if you are not with the U.S.A. Gov't your with the Terrorists on national tv, but no one hardly ever stepped in on this and many ignored it (the majority) and so that means that if you disagree a tiny bit with the Gov't your a terrorist, that makes ME and whoever disagrees a bit a Terrorist also what he said forshadowed the coming events...

So welcome back Hitler, remember While Hitler was upping power he didn't Rule completely there was a Democracy in that area of the world, but the majority voted for safety, on time/quicker actions of the working people, Wanted the gov't more involved and look at where it brought them...DEATH to the majority of the innocent and Hateful/cruel Race of the Aryan people what he called himself and his people..they killed and murdered and yet u don't see the same things happening here today...NEXT ELECTION people will give up more DICATOR power to the U.S.A gov't unless u prefer a Military Gov't...

GOODBYE CONSTITUTION AND HELLO HITLER...HE RETURNS..

REMEMBER THE IGNORANT FOLLOWERS OF HIS EVIL RAIN AND THE TERRIBLE STORIES AND THE CRIES OF THE POOR FOLKS KILLED FOR FUN...killed to deny freedom of those people..

THOSE WHO WERE IGNORENT and followed hitler many have said not to forget those days...

REMEMBER IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY NATION, not just Germany...it can and is happening to US...

What are u going to do whan ur children rise up and stab u to death 'cause you know the truth and laughing and seeing the police behind ur child and lauging also and then both the child and police calm down drag u out and say u were going to destroy everyone with a bomb were planning a terrorists act, and ur still alive moaning but can barely see and hear everybody happy that your terrorist rain if over and prasing the U.S.A gov't for stopping the terror u were going to bring onto them..


Crypto
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join:2001-01-07
Saint Charles, MO

Re: this all could have been avoided..

This thread has been godwinned to death by now. you guys should wait till page 2 to start calling people nazis.

Here's my breakdown:

Bush = Asshat in power, asshat congress.

Clinton = slimy guy in power, asshat congress.

Congress passes laws not the president. And they could have easily overrode clinton on DMCA and the CDA had he vetoed it.
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bogey780

join:2004-03-19
Here

wiretapping

The feds have been wiretapping phones for how long? Now they want to wiretap the internet. Oh the horror!!
GhostFreeman

join:2004-06-04
Rising Fawn, GA

Encryption

I remember hearing about some device that would encrypt VoIP phone calls. Ah yes here's the link: »www.voip-magazine.com/content/view/1674/

Who says I have nothing to hide? I'm just looking out for my well-being, since the government dosen't seem to care.

Fatal Vector

join:2005-11-26

Actually


Encryption has been the solution allways, which is why the government was so hot a few years back to have a "public" encryption standard that they had backdoor keys to. You notice that went over like a lead baloon. People who really want to keep their communications private use encryption that the government cant break. It's out there and all one has to do is find it.
jc100

join:2002-04-10

Assinine??? Is it just me or what?

Well let me make statement here.. Is it me or has America totally been Pissed down the drain since Bush took office... All these "SUPPOSED" 9/11 reforms to keep us safe, have dont nothing but strip us away of our fundamental rights.... Let's face it, the Bush administration had credible evidence of 9/11 but no surprising, IGNORED IT... So because of their blunder, and the brains that run Bush, we now have these crooked laws, that basically give the government all rights to snoop on everything we do. FEAR FEAR FEAR, the big bad wolves are out to get you, Believe us, the government we'll keep you safe. Last time I checked, turning a country into totalitarian or single party rule government starts with the monitoring of people's personal information. So far 3500 wiretaps on Americans have been issued, the Bush administration can now arrest and detain without a warrant, we have networks of secret prisons.. etc.. Does this remind of you any country or people.. O O ME ME.. China does this. political dissenters are prosecuted and shot. IE Tienamen Square... Hitler did the same thing. Thin out the thinkers and educated, and you have a class of following worker bees who will drop like flies without any problems. It's disgusting what we've let this fear monger do to our beautiful country. RIP Constitution 1776-2000.. These last 5 years have undone 200 years of progress in the span of a single moment. Whether or not 9/11 could have been prevented, this administration is doing everything it can to take away our rights and pander to big business. It's about time people start writing their legislators and speak out. Its very sickening to see this happen. A perfect statement comes to mind. It is always easy to take away, but hard to put things back in their place. If we don't stop the erosion of our rights, you better believe down the road we'll have none. It's time the government is run by the people, for the people, and returned to the people. SPEAK OUT and stop accepting what this imbecile tells you... He's proven himself worthy of simply telling countless lies.

jig

join:2001-01-05
Hacienda Heights, CA

pthpt



should be like the broadcast flag:

fcc has no authority to set such a standard without congressional approval in the form of an enacted law.
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nightwalker
Nightwalker

join:1999-08-07
Chicago, IL


4 edits

Another distorted BBR thread

1. I suggest you actually read the order:
It specifies 'Facilities-based' broadband, and VOIP carriers.

From wiki:
»en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Facilities-based

In telecommunications, a company that actually owns and operates the facilities to provide service such as VoIP origination or termination. Facilities-based carriers may be CLECs, ILECs or may simply provide translation between the PSTN and VOIP phones.


2. Passive Network Taps'.
»www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=pa···work+tap

Currently there are several commercial devices that allow passive monitoring. They are mainly used for IDS (intrusion detection).


3. Patriot Act
If you want to blame someone, blame your elected officials for authorizing the 'Patriot Act'.
Additional Info: »www.aclu.org/safefree/index.html



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stickdog0809

join:2004-05-05
Romeoville, IL

ROTFLMAO

Youse guys are funny!!!

AnonProxy
Proxy of Anon
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join:2001-05-12
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BFD another unfunded mandate by the govt

Who cares?

FranklinKnew

@Level3.net

It was only a matter of time

"I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults -- if
they are such -- because I think a general Government
necessary for us; and believe farther that this Government
is likely to be well administered for a course of years,
and can only end in Despotism, as other forms have done
before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to
need despotic Government, being incapable of any other."

-- Benjamin Franklin, Speech before the Constitutional
Convention, 9/17/1787

America the Great, destroyed by George W. Bush and 19 guys
with box cutters.
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