Feds Demand Your Net Connection Be Insecure

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Today the Federal Communications Commission issued a release announcing its new rule expanding the reach of the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).

Practically, what this means is that the government will be asking broadband providers - as well as companies that manufacture devices used for broadband communications – to build insecure backdoors into their networks, imperiling the privacy and security of citizens on the Internet. It also hobbles technical innovation by forcing companies involved in broadband to redesign their products to meet government requirements.

The EFF is fighting this invasive new policy. If you care about your security and privacy, you should contribute to the EFF and help their efforts... before it's too late.


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