RE: [NEWS] FBI To Require ISPs To Reconfigure E-mail Systems (fwd )

[Matt Zito <mzito () register com>]

Benjamin franklin said it, iirc.

Matt

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Diffey [mailto:ldiffey () technologyforward com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 4:41 PM
> To: nanog () merit edu
> Subject: [NEWS] FBI To Require ISPs To Reconfigure E-mail 
> Systems (fwd)
>
>
>
> Let's consider the ramifications of this:
>
> The FBI steps up the monitoring of law abiding citizens and 
> great expense to
> private industry.
>
> Criminals, terrorists and other evildoers think about and say,
> "Hmmm......since the FBI might monitor the email that passes 
> through our
> ISP, let's set up our own mail servers outside of our ISP and 
> communicate
> directly over VPN's and encrypted P2P networks.  Yeah that 
> should work.  Or
> gosh, let's use off shore email serves set up by our own 
> criminal networks
> posing as legitimate businesses.  Or let's set up an little 
> ISP and have
> some out of band email servers who's traffic can't be spied on."
>
> "Those who would trade freedom for security will wind up with 
> neither." I
> forget who said it and I don't feel like looking it up.