Barry Steinhardt
Barry Steinhardt
built intrinsic network
CALEA in a sense is the culmination of where we've been, ... Now the communications network is built to be wiretap-ready, so you don't need Carnivore anymore. It's just intrinsic to the system.
remains step
Is it a step forward? Yes. Is it foolproof? That remains to be proven.
fbi history position
The FBI's position is essentially, 'Trust us, we're the government,' ... But we have a long history of the FBI abusing its authority.
absolutely bar collecting legal plates
There's absolutely no bar on collecting plates in public. There haven't been any legal challenges, because it's not illegal.
built intrinsic network
CALEA in a sense is the culmination of where we've been. Now the communications network is built to be wiretap-ready, so you don't need Carnivore anymore. It's just intrinsic to the system.
except haphazard questions raises safer thousands training varies
You have tens of thousands of screeners, with haphazard training and professionalism that varies widely, ... All of this raises the questions of, are we really safer now? And are we getting anything out of this agency, except hassles?
allowed begin guess inviting officers police
When we begin to say to police officers that they're allowed to guess about who's dangerous, we're inviting the possibility of abuse.