"The Iranian government has held a secret trial, will not make public any evidence, and sentenced an American citizen to eight years in prison for a crime she didn't commit, " the Democratic senator said.

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In fact, Cisco is the only networking vendor to make its lawful intercept architecture public, a move that should be applauded given that other vendors keep theirs secret to avoid exactly the sort of scrutiny that Cross has applied to the system.

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