On Friday June 9th, a U.S. court upheld a previous FCC ruling that
requires all VoIP providers to make wiretapping capabilities available
to the U.S. government by May 2007. While various civil rights
organizations and technology based companies, including Sun Micro
Systems, had fought the original August 2004 decision, their voices
could not convince the courts otherwise. <br><br>Obviously, the FCC is
pleased with the ruling. Jim Dempsey, policy director of the Center for
Democracy and Technology, however, is a bit dismayed. In an email, Mr.
Dempsey states, "This decision threatens the privacy rights of innocent
Americans as well as the ability of technology companies to innovate
freely." Others involved in opposing the decision fear that the cost of
implementing the wiretapping capabilities may wind up being passed on
to the consumer.<br><br><br>SOURCE: <a href="http://neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=33563">http://neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=33563</a><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Mike<br>Sales Manager<br><a href="http://www.theclubvoip.com">
http://www.theclubvoip.com</a><br>Making it happen<br>1.888.470.7253