FBI adds to wiretap wish list

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SPEWS Adds DSL Reports to Block List

SPEWS Adds DSL Reports to Block List 01/22/2004 02:10 AM
Slashdot Jan 21 2004 10:54AM GMT

Microsoft Adds Another XML Schema to Its
Published List

Microsoft Adds Another XML Schema to Its
Published List 04/16/2004 02:23 PM
Microsoft added its Visio 2003 XML reference schema to the list of Office schemas that it has published and is making available for free for download. More than 22,000 customers and partners already have downloaded information on the Word, Excel and InfoPath 2003 schemas that Microsoft has been releasing, starting last November, according to the Redmond software vendor.

Microsoft adds toolkit to open-source
list

Microsoft adds toolkit to open-source
list 05/14/2004 09:15 AM
Microsoft Corp. this week released its Windows Template Library (WTL) technology under an open-source license, marking the second time the company has turned one of its projects over to the SourceForge.net development site.

Microsoft adds tool kit to open-source
list

Microsoft adds tool kit to open-source
list 05/14/2004 04:30 PM
The second project to be turned over to SourceForge.net is used for developing lightweight Windows applications.

SITA SC adds Africa Online to list of
managed local ISPs

SITA SC adds Africa Online to list of
managed local ISPs 03/31/2005 09:14 AM
Ameinfo.com - Thu Mar 31, 09:47 am GMT

- Lenovo adds AMD in chip provider list,
denies breaking up with Intel

- Lenovo adds AMD in chip provider list,
denies breaking up with Intel 06/10/2004 11:30 AM
Xinhua News Agency Jun 10 2004 4:22PM GMT

WireTap

WireTap 11/19/2003 04:39 PM
I miss NPR, especially This American Life, quite a lot and I can enjoy listening to them via the...

New: WireTap Pro 1.0

New: WireTap Pro 1.0 12/22/2004 01:56 AM
WireTap Pro can capture any audio playing on a Mac and includes iCal integration, saving to iTunes or an iPod, and other features.

WireTap Pro records any audio on your
Mac

WireTap Pro records any audio on your
Mac 12/22/2004 01:43 AM
Ambrosia Software Inc. on Monday released WireTap Pro, a utility that records any audio on your Mac, whether it's generated by an application or from an external source connected to the computer. You can configure the software to save recordings in MP3, AAC QuickTime or AIFF file formats or save them directly to iTunes, to your iPod or to an iTunes-compatible MP3 player. WireTap Pro also integrates with iCal so that you can schedule recording sessions, which can be saved in a "packaged sessions" format that allows you to send them to anyone who has WireTap Pro. Pricing is US$19 and Mac OS X v10.2 is required.

Ambrosia Releases WireTap Pro

Ambrosia Releases WireTap Pro 12/22/2004 01:13 AM

Ambrosia Software has announced WireTap Pro, an "all purpose" digital recording solution for recording audio on your Mac. By Dennis Sellers, Macsimum

Wiretap law to apply to Net calls

Wiretap law to apply to Net calls 08/05/2004 05:03 AM
Boston Globe Aug 5 2004 8:32AM GMT

Close the email wiretap loophole

Close the email wiretap loophole 07/05/2004 05:45 PM
Opinion Linguistic paradox

Pushing to wiretap 'push to talk'

Pushing to wiretap 'push to talk' 04/15/2004 07:44 PM
Cell phone service providers may be willing to wiretap the walkie-talkie feature, but only one has the technological capability to do so.

The Call Is Cheap. The Wiretap Is Extra

The Call Is Cheap. The Wiretap Is Extra 08/22/2004 10:39 PM
New York Times Aug 23 2004 2:42AM GMT

The Call Is Cheap. The Wiretap Is Extra.

The Call Is Cheap. The Wiretap Is Extra. 08/22/2004 09:19 PM
Wiretapping Internet phones to monitor criminals and terrorists is costly and complex, and potentially a big burden on new businesses trying to sell the phone service.

Close the E-Mail Wiretap Loophole

Close the E-Mail Wiretap Loophole 07/06/2004 10:03 AM

Does Gmail breach wiretap laws?

Does Gmail breach wiretap laws? 05/04/2004 01:45 PM
Three nonprofit groups say Google's forthcoming service is an "invasion" into private communications. Privacy law experts are skeptical of the claim.

Feds want a price cap on wiretap cost

Feds want a price cap on wiretap cost 04/14/2004 02:29 AM
When the Feds start crying that wiretaps cost are too high it makes me wonder just how many wiretaps they...

FCC Seeks Internet Phone Wiretap Access

FCC Seeks Internet Phone Wiretap Access 08/04/2004 05:11 PM
Internet phone calls should be subject to the same type of law enforcement surveillance as cell and landline phones, federal regulators say.

Feds push to wiretap VoIP calls

Feds push to wiretap VoIP calls 02/12/2004 09:59 AM
ZDNet Feb 12 2004 2:07PM GMT

Feds back wiretap rules for Internet

Feds back wiretap rules for Internet 08/04/2004 01:03 PM
update FCC Chairman Michael Powell says giving police access to broadband networks and VoIP calls is "essential."

Wiretap Ruling Could Signal End of
E-Mail Privacy

Wiretap Ruling Could Signal End of
E-Mail Privacy 07/02/2004 01:25 PM
An appeals court's ruling that stored e-mail isn't protected from eavesdropping under the federal Wiretap Act could allow more service providers to snoop, legal experts say.

Ashcroft wins Internet wiretap system

Ashcroft wins Internet wiretap system 08/05/2004 09:38 PM

Feds seek limits on wiretap costs

Feds seek limits on wiretap costs 04/13/2004 07:33 PM
New York's attorney general urges the FCC to put a cap on how much cell phone service providers charge law enforcement to wiretap calls.

VOIP Progress To Be Hobbled By Wiretap
Costs?

VOIP Progress To Be Hobbled By Wiretap
Costs? 08/23/2004 10:13 AM

FCC Seeks Internet Phone Wiretap Access
(AP)

FCC Seeks Internet Phone Wiretap Access
(AP) 08/04/2004 06:48 PM
AP - Internet phone calls should be subject to the same type of law enforcement surveillance as cell and landline phones, federal regulators said Wednesday.

Does The RIAA's Silver Bullet Break
Wiretap Laws?

Does The RIAA's Silver Bullet Break
Wiretap Laws? 07/14/2004 06:35 AM
The RIAA has been running around the halls of Congress showing off Audible Magic as the "silver bullet" against file sharers. Audible Magic is a system that claims to be able to identify and stop file sharing of unauthorized files in its tracks. While some have accused the product of being vaporware, it certainly is getting plenty of attention. The EFF has taken a quick look and pointed out that for all the hype, there are some simple workarounds that would make Audible Magic ineffective very quickly. However, Ernest Miller raises an even more important question: does Audible Magic violate wiretap laws? After all, it's intercepting communications without the users' knowledge. He goes through the various exceptions and points out that Audible Magic doesn't seem to apply at all. Thus, it likely is an illegal wiretap. The one way to make it "legal" is if consent is somehow given beforehand. Then, of course, the problems get worse, because you've basically had someone agree to have all of their internet traffic open for snooping. Seems like an awful lot of effort for technology that doesn't even work.

Feds asked to hang up on FBI's wiretap
proposal

Feds asked to hang up on FBI's wiretap
proposal 04/13/2004 01:58 PM
CNET Apr 13 2004 6:47PM GMT

Child Porn Probe Uses Live Internet
Wiretap

Child Porn Probe Uses Live Internet
Wiretap 05/22/2004 08:10 AM
Slashdot May 22 2004 12:17PM GMT

EFF wins Grokster! Software doesn't have
to be easy for Hollywood to wiretap!

EFF wins Grokster! Software doesn't have
to be easy for Hollywood to wiretap! 08/19/2004 02:37 PM
I'm supposed to be on holidays from blogging this week, but this is too important not to blog RIGHT NOW.

EFF has won its Grokster case in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals -- this is the case that establishes that if you make truly decentralized P2P software -- like Gnutella -- you can't be held liable for any copyright infringement that takes place on their networks. This is the "Betamax principle," from the famous Supreme Court case that established that Sony wasn't responsoble for any infringement that its customers undertook with their VCRs.

The Studios' argument was that people who make P2P software should be obliged to build it in such a way as to make it easy to police -- i.e. not on Gnutella-like lines -- an idea so sickeningly dumb that it's a tremendous relief that the court refused to buy it.

Now is a good time to download the 16MB MP3 audio of EFF IP Attorney Fred von Lohmann's oral argument in the appeal -- he was nothing less than briliant (and it didn't hurt that one of the shmendricks representing the rights-holders kept forgetting the judge's name). This is some of the best courtroom drama you'll ever hear, and when you're done, download the PDF of the decision below and rejoice in our freedom.

I don't often shill for donations to EFF here on Boing Boing, but if there is one day this year that you make a tax-deductible donation to the organization that just won the right to write any software you damn well please, even if it's not amenable to being wiretapped by the record labels, today is it.

It's a good day.

"The Copyright Owners urge a re-examination of the law in the light of what they believe to be proper public policy, expanding exponentially the reach of the doctrines of contributory and vicarious copyright infringement. Not only would such a renovation conflict with binding precedent, it would be unwise. Doubtless, taking that step would satisfy the Copyright Owners’ immediate economic aims. However, it would also alter general copyright law in profound ways with unknown ultimate consequences outside the present context.

"Further, as we have observed, we live in a quicksilver technological environment with courts ill-suited to fix the flow of internet innovation. AT&T Corp. v. City of Portland, 216 F.3d 871, 876 (9th Cir. 1999). The introduction of new technology is always disruptive to old markets, and particularly to those copyright owners whose works are sold through well established distribution mechanisms. Yet, history has shown that time and market forces often provide equilibrium in balancing interests, whether the new technology be a player piano, a copier, a tape recorder, a video recorder, a personal computer, a karaoke machine, or an MP3 player.Thus, it is prudent for courts to exercise caution before restructuring liability theories for the purpose of addressing specific market abuses, despite their apparent present magnitude.

"Indeed, the Supreme Court has admonished us to leave such matters to Congress. In Sony-Betamax, the Court spoke quite clearly about the role of Congress in applying copyright law to new technologies. As the Supreme Court stated in that case, “The direction of Art. I is that Congress shall have the power to promote the progress of science and the useful arts. When, as here, the Constitution is permissive, the sign of how far Congress has chosen to go can come only from Congress.” 464 U.S. at 456 (quoting Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp., 406 U.S. 518, 530 (1972))."

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1st Circuit Holds Wiretap Act Does Not
Apply to E-Mail in Storage

1st Circuit Holds Wiretap Act Does Not
Apply to E-Mail in Storage 07/19/2004 03:17 PM

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“June 29, 2004. The U.S. Court of Appeals (1stCir) issued its split opinion in USA v. Bradford Councilman, a criminal case involving the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and unauthorized accessing of the content of stored e-mail messages. The Court held that there was no violation of the Wiretap Act, as amended by the ECPA, when stored e-mail was accessed, because, since it was in storage, there was no interception within the meaning of the…

Feds step up push to wiretap VoIP calls

Feds step up push to wiretap VoIP calls 02/11/2004 01:48 PM
The Bush administration plans to ask the FCC to order Net telephony providers to comply with a law that would permit police to wiretap conversations carried over the Internet.

Mac Gems: iSeek, DejaMenu 1.0,
PocketDock, WireTap 1.0, iSight Case

Mac Gems: iSeek, DejaMenu 1.0,
PocketDock, WireTap 1.0, iSight Case 12/19/2003 11:33 AM
By Dan Frakes (Macworld via MyAppleMenu)

FCC: Equal wiretap access to calls via
Internet, cell, land

FCC: Equal wiretap access to calls via
Internet, cell, land 08/04/2004 09:56 PM
USA Today Aug 5 2004 1:34AM GMT

F.C.C. Seeks Equal Wiretap Access to
Phone Calls via Internet

F.C.C. Seeks Equal Wiretap Access to
Phone Calls via Internet 08/04/2004 04:51 PM
Internet phone calls should be subject to the same type of law enforcement surveillance as cell and landline phones, federal regulators said today.

Steve Jobs Tops List Of Forbes' 'The
Most-Improved CEOs' List

Steve Jobs Tops List Of Forbes' 'The
Most-Improved CEOs' List 12/02/2003 12:37 AM
(MacDailyNews via MyAppleMenu)

FCC seeks equal wiretap access to calls
via Internet, cell and landline

FCC seeks equal wiretap access to calls
via Internet, cell and landline 08/04/2004 06:55 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Aug 4 2004 11:15PM GMT

From Wish List to Check List: Customer
Input Drives Microsoft Office OneNote
2003 Service Pack 1

From Wish List to Check List: Customer
Input Drives Microsoft Office OneNote
2003 Service Pack 1 04/20/2004 11:26 PM
In an academic setting, a score of 90 percent earns an automatic "A". By that measure, the team shaping Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 merits a similar high passing grade. When the innovative application debuted last October, it reflected the pioneering edge of the digital note-taking category. Today, Microsoft honed that edge by announcing the preview release of Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 Service Pack 1 (OneNote SP1). Ninety percent of the features included in the software update are a direct result of customer input and feedback -- with the remaining 10 percent coming from indirect customer feedback.

Boing Boing: EFF wins Grokster! Software
doesn't have to be easy for Hollywood to
wiretap!

Boing Boing: EFF wins Grokster! Software
doesn't have to be easy for Hollywood to
wiretap! 08/19/2004 09:01 PM
Boing Boing: EFF wins Grokster! Software doesn't have to be easy for Hollywood to wiretap! .. decision in the Grokster case .. this is good news .. historic decison .. BoingBoing

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