New VoIP Wiretap Rule Makes Computer Systems More Vulnerable
Acting on appeals from the Justice Department and other law enforcement officials, the Federal Communications Commission voted last week to require providers of Internet phone calls and broadband services to ensure their equipment can allow police wiretaps. New regulations making it easier for law enforcement to tap Internet phone calls will also make computer systems more vulnerable to hackers, digital privacy and civil liberties groups say.
VoIP Wiretap Rule Angers Privacy Groups, Associated Press August 11, 2005.
