CALEA and Tech Mandates
CALEA is a 1994 law requiring telephone companies to design their networks to make them easy for the government to tap. Regulators have extended the CALEA mandate to the Internet. CDT resisted this expansion and is continuing to fight design mandates that will threaten privacy and impede innovation.
Follow the latest CDT news with Press Releases, Events, and where we've been featured around the Internet.
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Coalition Seeks Rehearing on Wiretap Mandates for VOIP, Broadband Internet Statement: Civil liberties groups, educational networks and others concerned about the future of the Internet... |
7/31/2006 | |
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Court Ruling Threatens Civil Liberties, Technology Innovation Statement: A federal appeals court today ruled 2-1 that telephone regulators and the FBI can control the... |
6/9/2006 | |
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FCC Issues Second Order Mandating Internet Wiretapping Standards Statement: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a second order reaffirming its decision to... |
5/17/2006 | |
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Judges Question Extension of CALEA to the Internet Statement: Judges today expressed skepticism about the jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission (... |
5/5/2006 | |
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FCC Finalizes VOIP/Broadband Wiretapping Rules Statement: The Federal Communications Commission this week finalized its August 5 decision to force broadband... |
10/13/2005 |
Policy Posts deliver in-depth analysis of current issues affecting the Internet. These documents are a leading resource for policy makers, the press, industry representatives, students, and others interested in legal and policy issues affecting the Internet.
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| FCC Considers New Technology Mandates, Threatening Innovation and Privacy | The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is actively considering whether to adopt technology... | 9/19/2007 | |
| Court Upholds Imposition of Technical Design Mandates on the Internet | In a major setback for civil liberties, on June 9, 2006, a federal court, in a split 2-1 decision,... | 6/13/2006 | |
| No Design Mandates for Internet, CDT Tells FCC | On April 27, 2004, a diverse group of companies, trade associations and public interest groups from... | 4/28/2004 | |
| APPEALS COURT RULES ON FCC CALEA DECISION | (1) COURT REJECTS FBI CLAIMS FOR ADDED WIRETAP FEATURES The Federal Court of Appeals for the... | 8/15/2000 |
Find all our latest testimony, papers, and other reports here.
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Testimony of James Dempsey before the House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime on "CALEA implementation" Testimony: I. Introduction and Summary The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) is pleased to have this... |
10/23/1997 |