Submission + - NPR Interviews FBI Director Robert Mueller
Peter Mork writes: "NPR recently interviewed the director of the FBI, Robert Mueller. It's interesting to hear his take on several issues.
On the topic of thoughtcrimes: "Having an idea may not be a criminal offense" (emphasis mine).
When asked about VoIP: "I'm not going to get into the details. I don't want to encourage people." This is the best endorsement of VoIP I've heard so far.
At least he was willing to go on record indicating that coercion (newspeak for torture) is not an effective technique (for the FBI) and that they wouldn't engage in coercion even if they thought a suspect had information regarding an imminent nuclear explosion."
On the topic of thoughtcrimes: "Having an idea may not be a criminal offense" (emphasis mine).
When asked about VoIP: "I'm not going to get into the details. I don't want to encourage people." This is the best endorsement of VoIP I've heard so far.
At least he was willing to go on record indicating that coercion (newspeak for torture) is not an effective technique (for the FBI) and that they wouldn't engage in coercion even if they thought a suspect had information regarding an imminent nuclear explosion."
