RE: [Fwd: [IP] Feds: VoIP a potential haven for terrorists]

[Sean Donelan <sean () donelan com>]

On Sat, 19 Jun 2004, Cade,Marilyn S - LGCRP wrote:
> Jim  Dempsey's testimony at Senator Sununu's hearing is very
> interesting, and very educational on these issues.
>
> CALEA was not written for the IP world.

When CALEA was being written, the Internet, IP and information services
were all debated.

> But, the facts are that IP service providers comply with law
> enforcement's requests. IF more legal vehicles are needed, beyond what
> law enforcement has today, then Congress should make that determination.

CALEA doesn't reduce law enforcement's wiretap authority or the
obligation for carriers to provide technical assistance under Title
III or ECPA or other statutes. Law enforcement has been conducting
wiretaps for decades prior to the passage of CALEA.  Law enforcement
has been using Title III and ECPA to tap e-mail, internet communications,
pagers, etc for years.  The FBI even demostrated its Canivore DSC1000
box at NANOG in Washington DC a few years ago.

A SPAN port could satisfy an ISP's obligations under TitleIII/ECPA, but
not satisfy CALEA.