Internet to be modernised at long last

[Florian Weimer]

* Pete Mitchell:

> from the register
>
> "The security minister has confirmed officials are considering
> installing technology that could enable on-demand wiretapping of all
> communications passing over the internet by the intelligence services
> and law enforcement.
>
> Lord West told Parliament on Monday that civil servants working on the
> Interception Modernisation Programme (IMP) were considering how Deep
> Packet Inspection (DPI) equipment "might support the lawful
> interception of communications and separately the lawful acquisition
> of communications data".

Wasn't someone recently ridiculed here for not knowing what "DPI"
stands for?

> It's the first time the government has publicly acknowledged its
> interest in DPI equipment.

On-demand wiretapping doesn't need DPI.  You may need a new license
from your router vendor, and a mediation device.  Chances are very
good that the routers themselves already support it.  After all,
vendors sell them in markets where on-demand wiretappping is a legal
requirement, and some of the interception capabilities really improve
your diagnostic capabilities (and customer satisfaction).  It's likely
that quite a few UK ISPs already use this technology, especially those
operating globally.