http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/03/14/the-end-of-lawful-access/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:33:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/03/14/the-end-of-lawful-access/comment-page-1/#comment-1298 Jeff Davis Wed, 15 Mar 2006 06:25:56 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/03/14/the-end-of-lawful-access/#comment-1298 I'm not convinced that VoIP encryption will be that widely adopted -- encryption in general has a history of poor uptake. But even if Zfone or something like it becomes standard, there's little reason to think it will have that much effect on lawful access, which has always focused on subscriber data and transmission data (IP addresses, records of visits to websites or of communications between specific individuals) rather than content. Encryption was brought up as an unresolved problem during the original consultation process, but like most other problems, the government basically ignored it. I’m not convinced that VoIP encryption will be that widely adopted — encryption in general has a history of poor uptake. But even if Zfone or something like it becomes standard, there’s little reason to think it will have that much effect on lawful access, which has always focused on subscriber data and transmission data (IP addresses, records of visits to websites or of communications between specific individuals) rather than content. Encryption was brought up as an unresolved problem during the original consultation process, but like most other problems, the government basically ignored it.

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