Why the Feds Want To Wiretap the Internet, and Why They Can’t
Here’s today’s jarring news from the NY Times: federal law enforcement and national security officials want to force companies like Facebook, Skype, and BlackBerry to let them wiretap your accounts. The feds are seeking sweeping authority over “all services that enable communications.” That means email, IM, any social network. Your pokes, tweets, and pings would…
