The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA),
a US telecoms industry group, has warned the US Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) in a letter that the FBI is
considering expanding the use of its DCS1000 surveillance network,
also known as Carnivore, to cover wireless networks.
The move is likely because the wireless industry has yet to
adopt a standard for law enforcement agencies to monitor e-mail
traffic between handheld devices, which is required under federal
wire-tap rules.
The FCC has set a deadline of 30th September for the wireless
industry to submit proposals for the use of carnivore over its
networks.
The security of information passing across wireless networks was
called into question earlier this week with the release on the
internet of software called AirSnort. This software aids the
interception and decryption of data sent across wireless local area
networks.
