University Lobbies to Prevent Extension of Controversial Law
| Title: | University Lobbies to Prevent Extension of Controversial Law (ID: CSD4321) | | Author(s): | Jeff Lindsay (Tufts University) | | Topics: | CALEA, Telecommunications Policy | | Origin: | Community Contributions (2005) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | " A new interpretation of a federal wiretapping law is drawing protests from universities, and Tufts is joining the fight.
In August the Federal Communications Commission issued an order to extend the reach of the 1994 Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) to universities. Libraries, airports providing wireless service and commercial Internet access providers would also be included." | | View this resource: | |
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