[Asterisk-Users] FCC Rules VoIP Must Be Tappable

[Steve Totaro]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Shaw" <chriss at watertech.com>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] FCC Rules VoIP Must Be Tappable


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Florin Andrei" <florin at andrei.myip.org>
> To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 4:02 PM
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] FCC Rules VoIP Must Be Tappable
>
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> >
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http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/08/04/2212251&tid=158&tid=95&tid=1
> 03
> >
> > Probably some of you already saw this.
> > Now, beyond discussions regarding the legitimacy of such a ruling
> > (whether they have the legal, moral or whatever right to enforce it),
> > there's the technical aspect.
> >
> > Suppose i provide VoIP services using Asterisk, and i fall under the
> > incidence of the FCC ruling and i have to provide a tap to the guys in
> > the black helicopters.
> > What are the guidelines, what should i do to ensure i won't get spanked
> > because i obstructed the justice or some such.
> > More precisely, what config bits must be put in place to make sure
> > there's always an easy way, with Asterisk, to tap into arbitrary calls?
> >
> > --
> > Florin Andrei
> >
> > http://florin.myip.org/
> >
>
> I suppose I should actually READ the ruling before I say anything...
>
> Soooo many sarcastic remarks just popping into my head.... ahhhh the US...
> we think we have the right to control the universe...
>
> Now I'm waiting for the black helecopters to come get me for my negative
> post...
>
> God Help America...
>
>     -Chris

we dont have the right to control the universe?

its not really that surprising given the current climate and the fact that
they have been able to tap the traditional phone and email systems since
their inception.