[asterisk-biz] NuFone comes through

[Matthew Rubenstein]

	If your T3 terminates at AT&T, the "government" can tap it without a
warrant or any other trace. And "outsource" the data analysis to anyone
they want, including competitors, especially if they work for John
"Iran/Contra/TIA/MATRIX" Poindexter, or some Indian datacenter out of US
jurisdiction, or...


On Fri, 2006-12-08 at 15:47 -0500, Steve Totaro wrote:
> I would like to see you "tap into" my T3.
> 
> Harry McGregor wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > For some reason, everyone freaks out when something touches TCP/IP or
> > the internet.
> >
> > PSTN is not tamper proof, it's very easy to add a tap to almost anyone's
> > house.
> >
> > I dealt with a credit card company recently (HSBC) that when you sign up
> > for web access to your account (with SSN, billing zip, and card number),
> > they insist on mailing you two letters, one with a temporary username,
> > and another with a temporary password, to your billing address.
> >
> > If you called the number on the back of the card, you could get balance
> > info, purchase info, etc, all from the automated voice system.  All you
> > needed was the card number, and the billing zip code.  No last 4 of the
> > ssn, nothing.  They want to look like they are being secure for
> > "internet" banking, but good old bank by phone, well no one really cares
> > about that.
> >
> > I would far prefer encrypted VoIP, or VoIP on a dedicated Vlan over
> > copper interconnects that are easily tapped within a building.
> >
> > VoIP telco connects I still not sure about, but even that, if encrypted,
> > I can't see it as being any less secure than PSTN connectivity.
> >
> >                                               Harry
> >
> >
> > Mike Hammett wrote:
> >   
> >> Well, does HIPPA go into how Verizon, AT&T, Embarq, mom&pop, etc.
> >> run\operate their telco?  If your client is passing off to a telephone
> >> provider, does it matter what happens from there?
> >>
> >>
> >> ----
> >> Mike Hammett
> >> Intelligent Computing Solutions
> >> http://www.ics-il.com
> >>     
> >
> >
> >
> >   
> 
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