The federal government is moving forward with a proposal to tap — and track — in-flight Internet communications, experts tell TechNewsWorld. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, teaming with the Department of Homeland Security, is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission, an independent agency, to change the rules so that law enforcement can more easily access satellite-based Internet communications on aircraft.
Feds Want to Tap In-Flight Internet Communications
Posted by: Gene J. Koprowski July 15, 2005 09:15 AMThe federal government is moving forward with a proposal to tap — and track — in-flight Internet communications, experts tell TechNewsWorld. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, teaming with the Department of Homeland Security, is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission, an independent agency, to change the rules so that law enforcement can more easily access satellite-based Internet communications on aircraft.