Group appeals government eavesdropping ruling | CNET News.com
For more info click on above link
A coalition of civil liberties groups and technology companies, including Pulver.com and Sun Microsystems, is appealing a federal court ruling that forces Internet service providers to create backdoors for government wiretapping.
The coalition on Friday asked the full U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., to review a June 9 ruling that sided with the Bush administration.
That 2-1 ruling (click here for PDF) said that Internet providers must rewire their networks and follow a complex scheme of eavesdropping regulations. The deadline is set for May 2007.
The groups behind the appeal, called an “en banc” rehearing, say they’re happy to comply with legitimate court orders.
