Evesdropping on your neighbour... Spy vs. Spy style

Well I'll be. Cringely has opened up a can of worms in his latest Pulpit article talking about CALEA, and all the fun we get with electronic wiretapping.

Nothing he says is really new. Most of us knew about this years ago, especially since there have been a few good underground articles on the subject. But it was interesting how eliquently Rob puts everything.

Makes ya wonder. Security is only as strong as the weakest link. When the collection of evidence for later forensic analysis is considered suspect, how can you trust it? You can't. And you shouldn't. Yet in the States people get their rights trampled as law enforcement use this information, even though there is lack of evidance collection and preservation safeguards. I only hope the SIGINT community in Canada never fall into this trap.

Anyways, if you got some time, it's worth the read. If only to give you something more to shake your head at with Americian governmental thinking.