U.S. Tries to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet

Tags: 2010s CALEA Going Dark Government Access Mobile Surveillance

Authors: Savage, Charlie

Published: September 2010

URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/us/27wiretap.html

Abstract: This New York Times article by Charlie Savage reports on planned legislation by the Obama administration which would allow for the US government to decrypt select communications and prevent going dark. The article discusses how encryption has worked in recent law enforcement investigations, and why the government finds such a technology necessary. The article discusses the feasibility of different possible elements of the proposed law, including attempting to regulate encryption technology coming from abroad. Finally, the article includes many quotes from experts warning about the potential fallacies and overbreadth of mandatory decryption.