Matt Blaze has been spreading the word about a forthcoming paper by him and a Who’s Who of Internet security experts (Steve Bellovin and Matt Blaze are pictured to the right).

Although the Bush administration calls it a vital weapon against terrorism, its domestic wiretapping effort could become a devastating tool for terrorists if hacked or penetrated from inside, according to a new article by a group of America’s top computer security experts.

— Domestic Wiretapping Could Pose ‘An Awesome Risk’ to National Security, By JUSTIN ROOD, ABC News, Feb. 1, 2008—

This is about the act passed last year that the Senate is debating extending or modifying right now. It’s that bad even before the administration strongarms Congress into approving retroactive immunity for the warrantless wiretapping it perhaps legitimizes, thus sweeping a host of illegal activities and other possible misdeeds under the rug.

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