FBI to Request Broader Internet Eavesdropping Laws
CNet News reported that the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) proposed legislation that would require ISPs in the US to create wiretapping hubs for easier police surveillance and would force network equipment manufacturers to build backdoors into the equipment for wiretapping. Apparently, the legislation will be introduced by US Senator Mike DeWine (Rep-OH). The bill would provide the legal foundation for the FBI to continue its eavesdropping program, begun with US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval as an expansion of the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) program. The FCC decision extended the wiretapping authorization in CALEA to allow the FBI to listen in on VoIP calls and other Internet communications. The FCC decision is being reviewed in the courts, and the FBI believes that the new legislation is a high priority for 2007.
from Telecom Daily
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