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Communication Assistance for Law Enforcement Act

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act

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The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA ) is an Act in the United States that was passed in 1994 by the US Congress to enhance the tapping of all communications and its major role is to make sure that telecommunications carriers cooperate in the tapping of any kind of communication services that they offer . The Act 's major purpose is to ensure that law enforcers and the intelligence Agencies in the United States have

the capability to carry out electronic surveillance through requiring that telecommunication carriers and producers of telecommunication devices modify their devices and services in a way that allows security agencies to monitor all kinds of communications in real-time . The major reason for passing of the CALEA Act was the worry in the FBI and other security Agencies because of the increasing use of digital telephones that would make the agencies unable to tap most of the communications (CALEA , 1994

Section 102 of the Act requires that all telecommunication carriers provide communication devices that are capable of meeting some set requirements . This section defines the carriers as : people or entities that are capable of transmitting or switching any kind of communication these include all persons and companies that provide mobile services and those who provide electronic or wire communication services . This section does not include any persons or entities that provide information services to the public and any group of carriers that have been exempted...

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