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Feds want easier internet 'wiretap' regulations. Should you trust them?

Submitted by bsfootprint on Tue, 09/28/2010 - 09:26
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The Obama administration wants a backdoor into your Internet messages and data:

The New York Times is reporting that the Obama administration is preparing to propose new regulations for Internet services, including sites like Facebook and service providers like RIM, and networks like Skype, "...to be technically capable of complying if served with a wiretap order. The mandate would include being able to intercept and unscramble encrypted messages."
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Of course, they'll always obey the rules and respect your rights:

(Reuters) - FBI agents and several supervisors cheated on an exam about new rules for terrorism and criminal investigations and for collecting foreign intelligence, according to a U.S. Justice Department report released on Monday.
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Sources: 
US Government Seeking New Internet Wiretap Regulations (blogs.pcmag.com)
FBI employees reportedly cheated on security test (www.reuters.com)
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