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Obama's Wireless Plan

Broad new regulations being drafted by the Obama administration would make it easier for law enforcement and national security officials to eavesdrop on Internet and e-mail communications like social networking Web sites and BlackBerries. According to a recent report in the New York Times, the White House plans to draft and submit legislation next year that would require all online services that enable communications to be technically equipped to comply with a wiretap order .

Broad new regulations being drafted by the Obama administration would make it easier for law enforcement and national security officials to eavesdrop on Internet and e-mail communications like social networking Web sites and BlackBerries. According to a recent report in the New York Times, the White House plans to draft and submit legislation next year that would require all online services that enable communications to be technically equipped to comply with a wiretap order.

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