September 14, 2005
FCC regulation for tapping VoIP calls
On August 8, 2005, a new rule was announced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) with the aim of broadening the scope of the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). The law would require Internet broadband and VoIP providers to facilitate wiretapping for law enforcement agencies.
The ruling has come about because of the increase in the amount of online communication between terrorists and the need for security on all fronts post 9/11. The rule is also a result of the growth of VoIP as a means of telephony and the fact that it is increasingly replacing circuit-switched networks. eweek.com reports:
Experts said it is hard to argue that a VOIP message from one terrorist to another exhorting the destruction of the Met Life Building, or another landmark, in New York City, is First-Amendment protected free speech.
Read More: Is VOIP Wiretapping a Privacy Threat?
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