Re: How Prosecutors Wiretap Wall Street

[Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists () tx rr com>]

--On November 4, 2009 12:55:45 PM +1100 "Ivan ." <ivanhec () gmail com> wrote:

> The answer is both more mundane and more alarming. Prosecutors are
> using the FBI's massive surveillance system, DCSNet, which stands for
> Digital Collection System Network. According to Wired magazine, this
> system connects FBI wiretapping rooms to switches controlled by
> traditional land-line operators, internet-telephony providers and
> cellular companies. It can be used to instantly wiretap almost any
> communications device in the U.S. — wireless or tethered.
>
> http://www.wallstreetandtech.com/blog/archives/2009/10/how_prosecutors.h
> tml;jsessionid=ABTR4HPERGBDFQE1GHPCKHWATMY32JVN

Of course, without a warrant they can't wiretap anything.  Furthermore 
every warrant to wiretap has to be accompanied by evidence that justifies 
the warrant and signed by a federal judge who agrees that there is 
sufficient cause for the wiretap, and illegal wiretaps will not only get 
your case thrown out of court but your butt thrown in jail as well.

But other than that, it's really troubling....

Paul Schmehl, If it isn't already
obvious, my opinions are my own
and not those of my employer.
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