Does that apply all over the world?
> From: tim.mitche...@outlook.com > Sent: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:39:27 -0800 > To: tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > Subject: [tor-talk] HR4681 Sec 309 communication privacy legislation > > Morning all, > > > If no one has yet seen Section 309 of US HR4681, it contains some very > dubious language that sounds like it is legalizing indefinite government > retention of encrypted communications. The text is as follows (Section > 309.b.3.B.iii): > > (B) Limitation on retention.--A covered communication shall > not be retained in excess of 5 years, unless-- > .... > (iii) the communication is enciphered or reasonably > believed to have a secret meaning; > > > > This might be going out on a limb here, but "enciphered" and "reasonably > believed to have a secret meaning" could easily be interpreted to apply > to any and all encrypted Internet traffic, including Tor. > > > I'd be curious as to what experts in this area think about this, and how > to go about raising awareness if this is indeed as serious as it sounds > to me. > > > Full text of the bill can be found here: > https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4681 > > > > Thanks, > Tim > > > > -- > tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org > To unsubscribe or change other settings go to > https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
