Appeals Court Says Federal Government Can Require Costly Network Changes That Aid Surveillance.

FEDERAL courts; UNITED States. Federal Communications Commission; INTERNET service providers; INFORMATION services industry; INTERNET domain names

The article reports that a federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission can require Internet service providers, possibly including colleges, to redesign their networks to meet the government's surveillance needs. The decision is a blow to a coalition that included the American Council on Education, eight other higher-education groups, two academic-library organizations, and a number of privacy and civil-liberties groups.