Yesterday Was Wiretap The Internet Day, Watch Where You Surf.
Yesterday was the last day that your internet service provider had to comply with new federal laws…about seeing what you are doing online. Like our phones that can be tapped in to at any moment, now your internet connection can be as well. From Wired:
May 14th is the official deadline for cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies and some universities to finish wiring up their networks with FBI-friendly surveillance gear, to comply with the FCC’s expanded interpretation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
Boy are they going to be in for a letdown tracking where I go…
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