October 22, 2007
Comcast Wiretap Rates Only Slightly More Expensive Than Basic Cable
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For the low, low price of $1,000, Comcast will let the government put a wiretap on your phone and perhaps the other parts of the "triple play" package. A blog called Secrecy News obtained a copy of Comcast's manual, which does make it seem like the cable behemoth does comply with the law.
With your $1,000 fee, you get the first month of "intercept service" for free! No, really, you do. That sounds like a joke but the handbook actually says that. It's $750 for each additional month of spying, so basically it actually only costs $250 to get the wiretap. Oh, and an FBI agent has to hand-deliver the National Security Letters to Comcast HQ in Philadelphia, so the black vans with guys in suits really are following you around town.
Comcast Cable Law Enforcement Handbook [Secrecy News]
Implementing Domestic Intelligence Surveillance [Secrecy News]
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