A little reported story - Democratic Underground

markbark

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Thu May-07-09 06:15 AM
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A little reported story

....although I'm really not shocked.

U.S. wiretaps fall for first time in five years

The number of warrants issued by courts for oral, wire and electronic communications, and completed in 2008, fell last year fell to 1,891 according to an annual report released this week by the Administrative Offices of the United States Courts. In only two cases did law enforcement encounter encryption, but — interestingly — "neither instance prevented officials from obtaining the plain text of the communications," the report stated.

Story from SecurityFocus.com continues...

--MAB

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