Despite lacking a legal requirement to comply with government surveillance rules, Time Warner is reportedly among major cable operators working to follow the controversial Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), which the FBI has recently argued should apply to Web-based, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications. Critics of the FBI’s request, now before the Federal Communications Commission, contest that Internet communications, including voice and other data exchange, are information services that are not covered by CALEA.
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Compliance with Internet Wiretap Rule Debated
Posted by: Jay Lyman March 17, 2004 02:33 PMDespite lacking a legal requirement to comply with government surveillance rules, Time Warner is reportedly among major cable operators working to follow the controversial Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), which the FBI has recently argued should apply to Web-based, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) communications. Critics of the FBI’s request, now before the Federal Communications Commission, contest that Internet communications, including voice and other data exchange, are information services that are not covered by CALEA.