AT&T launches encrypted voice service for feds

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AT&T launches encrypted voice service for feds

AT&T launches encrypted communications service for feds -- Government Computer News

 

[Dude111]

Why should they get an ENCRYPTED MEANS OF COMMUNICATION when they have done nothing but SPY ON EVERYONE THEY CAN for years?

 

[rdale]

Why should they get an ENCRYPTED MEANS OF COMMUNICATION when they have done nothing but SPY ON EVERYONE THEY CAN for years?

Tell me about it... Remember the time those black helicopters flew over your house? That wasn't ordinary chaff they were dropping on you.

It was THE EVENT.

 

[texasemt13]

Did anyone read the 3rd sentence? It's not just for the feds...

"The service is aimed at government bureaus, law enforcement, financial services institutions and international businesses."

So why do we raise a fuss about just the feds using it?

In my opinion(s), if the feds are worried about people monitoring their wireless phone calls, then they have bigger problems then worrying about whether the traffic is encrypted or not. Honestly, the good spies (and spy agencies) can get around this (encryption) no problem. The speaker isn't encrypting the message, only the device is. This alone will cause some to breach opsec protocols and use more plain language, thus negating the need for some fancy encrypting protocols, when the bug in the room hears it all, before it ever makes it through a wireless network.

No news here...

 

[tvdxer]

Actually, this news item refers to an encryption card that makes already-unmonitorable frequencies (cell phone frequencies) more secure.

 

[rdale]

tvdxer - you are speaking gibberish

 

[poltergeisty]

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[SoMuchStuff]

We all know that the people that come here and work in the foreign embassies are not listening to conversations by our government and local agencies. We also know they aren't taking our technology back to their country. Technology that you can buy, but it says they will not ship it to certain foreign countries etc.

We all know they will not use all the data they collect and sell or give it to terrorists.

Similar to scanners and radios that they will not let us buy, but they will let people in foreign countries buy because of the frequency range in them.