Re: A Sad Day For America: Senate Approves Telco Immunity

["Alex Eckelberry" <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>]

This is so FUBAR 

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Paul Ferguson
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 3:34 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] A Sad Day For America: Senate Approves Telco Immunity

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

Via eWeek.

[snip]

After a morning of fiery debate, the U.S. Senate voted July 9 to grant
retroactive immunity to telephone companies that participated in the
White House's warrantless domestic spying program. The 69-28 vote came
after the Senate defeated three amendments all aimed at either removing
or modifying the immunity provision in the Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Act.

Democratic presidential hopeful Barrack Obama voted for the three
amendments to let civil lawsuits proceed against the carriers but voted
for the overall bill. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John
McCain was not present for the vote.

The U.S. House approved the legislation June 20. The bill now heads to
President Bush, who is expected to sign it.The U.S. House approved the
legislation June 20. The bill now heads to President Bush, who is
expected to sign it.

The bill essentially provides the telephone companies legal protection
from more than 40 civil lawsuits claiming the carriers provided customer
telephone and e-mail records of millions of U.S. citizens -- often
without a warrant or subpoena -- to the government.

[snip]

More:
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Government/Senate-Approves-Telco-Immunity/

Meanwhile, mainstream media is too enthralled with the reporting of the
new Jon Benet Ramsey news...

- - ferg


-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017)

wj8DBQFIdRKkq1pz9mNUZTMRAnv6AJ9Vy3CbP6PIOgmTW08KVvz+fhe9HgCeN9YR
m6TCcvVIGqxgYKHgo8Lf1ew=
=X5EE
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

--
"Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson
 Engineering Architecture for the Internet  fergdawg(at)netzero.net
ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/


_______________________________________________
Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts.
https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec
Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.

_______________________________________________
Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts.
https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec
Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.