Reminder: Monday is Wiretap the Internet Day

By Kristopher Nelson on May 13, 2007

Kevin Poulsen notes on Threat Level – Wired Blogs that

May 14th is the official deadline for cable modem companies, DSL providers, broadband over powerline, satellite internet companies and some universities to finish wiring up their networks with FBI-friendly surveillance gear, to comply with the FCC’s expanded interpretation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.

What is CALEA, you ask?

Wikipedia: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
Electronic Frontier Foundation: CALEA.
And from the pro-CALEA camp: CALEA Online.
“Wiretaps in the Internet Age,” a paper I wrote with background on CALEA and wiretapping in general.

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I'm currently a graduate student of the history of law and technology at the University of California, San Diego. I also provide law and technology consulting services. Additionally, I'm a non-practicing lawyer and former developer/sysadmin at a biotech non-profit. For more about me and my work, see krisnelson.org or my Google Profile.

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