Lawmakers Concerned
May 29, 09:26 AM by Jonathan Camenisch“Companies such as Facebook and Google provide innovative services that enrich and expand the constantly evolving Internet. I want to ensure that privacy concerns are as paramount as creativity to these and all Internet companies, and I look forward to hearing about ways they can ensure this is the case.”
—House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich.
I probably don’t agree with this congressman’s views on much of anything, but I appreciate this statement. It sounds like, “Let’s think through the implications here”—skipping the melodramatic fear-mongering and pre-judgments.
I still want to know—is it illegal to record unencrypted data that is transmitted in the clear into public spaces? Is that illegal in Germany? America? Any country? If so, why?
If it’s illegal, I guess Google should be prosecuted. If not, what in the world is all the posturing about?
Can some journalist please do a little research and answer this basic question?
