IP: DOJ's Already Monitoring Modems

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com>
>
> DOJ's Already Monitoring Modems
> By Declan McCullagh and Ben Polen
>
> 4:42 p.m. Nov. 28, 2001 PST
>
> WASHINGTON -- The Department of Justice already is using its new
> anti-terrorism powers to monitor cable modem users without obtaining
> a judge's permission first.
>
> A top Bush administration official lauded the controversial USA
> Patriot Act at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, saying that the new
> abilities have let police obtain information in investigations that
> was previously unavailable.
>
> "We would not have been able to do (this) under prior law without a
> specific court order," said Michael Chertoff, assistant attorney
> general in the Justice Department's criminal division.
>
> ...
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,48711,00.html


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