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IETF nixes wiretaps

Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 11:50:16 -0500
To: politech@vorlon.mit.edu
Subject: FC: IETF nixes wiretaps
From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,32455,00.html

                     IETF Says 'No Way' to Net Taps
                     The group that sets standards on the Internet voted
                     overwhelmingly against writing online wiretapping
capabilities for
                     governments that want to engage in such behavior. Declan
                     McCullagh reports from Washington.



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