FCC Allows VoiP Taps

The FCC will allow VoiP carriers to be taped so U.S. law enforcers can monitor suspicious calls Yahoo is reporting.

“By a vote of 5-0, the FCC said “voice over Internet protocol,” or VoIP, providers should be subject to the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which ensures that law enforcers will be able to keep up with changing communications technologies.

VoIP service is likely to replace much traditional phone service over the coming years, the commission said. “

This really should come as no surprise, its only the natural progression of the VoiP industry. We even heard that the U.S. can tap into Microsoft’s Xbox Live service where they believe some terrorist activity is being held. You are not alone…

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