Julian Sanchez also responds to the morning’s biggest story: If there were any doubt that the 90s are back in style, witness the Obama administration’s attempt to reignite the Crypto Wars by seeking legislation that would force Internet services to redesign their networks and products to provide a centralized mechanism for decrypting user communications. It cannot be…
Category: Laws
ECPA reform–The Proposed Expansion of CALEA by the Obama Adminstration
Andy Serwin responds to this morning’s headlines about the administration seeking expanded wiretap capabilities: … While the bill won’t be sent to Congress until next year, it appears that what the Administration is asking for is an expansion of a law called the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, or CALEA. There has already been an expansion…
Money transfers could face anti-terrorism scrutiny
Ellen Nakashima reports: The Obama administration wants to require U.S. banks to report all electronic money transfers into and out of the country, a dramatic expansion in efforts to counter terrorist financing and money laundering. […] The proposal is a long-delayed response to the 2004 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, which specified reforms to…
CALEA 2.0: U.S. Wants to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet
An article by Charles Savage of the New York Times begins: Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone. Essentially, officials want Congress to…