-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [ NNSquad ] FBI wants real-time access to ... well ... pretty much everything Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 22:27:27 -0700 From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren@vortex.com> To: nnsquad@nnsquad.org FBI wants real-time access to ... well ... pretty much everything "FBI Pursuing Real-Time Gmail Spying Powers as 'Top Priority' for 2013" http://j.mp/11Kqi9d (Slate) "Despite the pervasiveness of law enforcement surveillance of digital communication, the FBI still has a difficult time monitoring Gmail, Google Voice, and Dropbox in real time. But that may change soon, because the bureau says it has made gaining more powers to wiretap all forms of Internet conversation and cloud storage a "top priority" this year." - - - Actually, what they want is real-time access to pretty much everything from everyone. If they could force hardware manufacturers to install keyloggers, screengrabbers, and audio/video siphons into every piece of telecom gear manufactured, they would. And at some point, they'll probably try. Could they catch more bad guys that way? Yeah. But they also could solve more crimes by installing government cameras and microphones in everyone's homes and businesses. At some point -- like now -- we simply have to say that civil liberties trump. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info Founder: - Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org - PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info - Data Wisdom Explorers League: http://www.dwel.org - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com Google+: http://vortex.com/g+lauren / Twitter: http://vortex.com/t-lauren Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com _______________________________________________ nnsquad mailing list http://lists.nnsquad.org/mailman/listinfo/nnsquad