Tapping Internet Phone Calls
The Federal Communications Commission tentatively ruled that Internet phone service providers must make their equipment accessible for federal law enforcement wiretaps. By a unanimous vote the five member FCC directed that voice over Internet protocols or VoIP is subject to the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, which created rules that allow law enforcement to keep pace with changes in telecommunication technology. The Internet is not primarily a voice communication technology. Leaving many privacy experts are ask where will the line be drawn and by whom?
FCC: Web phone calls must allow wiretaps, MSNBC Online, August 4, 2004
