FCC gets nod to look at the NSA wiretap program
Posted May 17th 2006 2:14PM by Brian White
Filed under: Hacks, Government, Regulatory/FCC, Security
It looks like our friends over at the FCC have their hands full -- they are trying to be fair and implement bidding rules in the upcoming wireless auctions on June 29th and now its being asked to
determine whether laws were broken or not in the
NSA wiretapping scandal currently underway in the Bush administration.
The FCC has been apparently asked to look at the specifics of the wiretap activities and see whether or not they were in violation of Section 222 of the Communications Act, which safeguards the privacy of communications used by private citizens. One thing is for sure -- this NSA wiretap situation is sure to
get beefier and more visible from here on out.
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1. kick their ass FCC
Posted at 6:45PM on May 17th 2006 by Jesse