"Proposed US surveillance regime would enlist more businesses"

[SpacemanSpiff]

Expanded service provider definition could force cafes and hotels to spy for the feds

Many US businesses may be required to assist in government-directed surveillance – depending upon which of two reform bills before Congress is approved.

Under rules being considered, any telecom service provider or business with custodial access to telecom equipment – a hotel IT technician, an employee at a cafe with Wi-Fi, or a contractor responsible for installing home broadband router – could be compelled to enable electronic surveillance. And this would apply not only to those involved with data transit and data storage.
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Proposed US surveillance regime would enlist more businesses

Expanded service provider definition could force cafes and hotels to spy for the feds

www.theregister.com

 

[TonyR]

You can read the whole article here:

Proposed US surveillance regime would enlist more businesses

Expanded service provider definition could force cafes and hotels to spy for the feds

www.theregister.com

The U.S. is becoming the PRC.....