Must you make your application wiretap-able?

Law enforcement has a problem, and you may be part of it. If your company makes an Internet application that enables its users to communicate with each other and you do not have away to hand over those communications in real time to law enforcement, then you are part of the problem. Developers of th...

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Published in:Network World 2011-03, Vol.28 (5), p.18
Main Author: Bradner, Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communication
Electronic surveillance
Internet
Law enforcement
Privacy
Software industry
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Summary:Law enforcement has a problem, and you may be part of it. If your company makes an Internet application that enables its users to communicate with each other and you do not have away to hand over those communications in real time to law enforcement, then you are part of the problem. Developers of these applications rarely consider that law enforcement might be interested in communications among their users. Some of those that do may decide that such interest would violate their users privacy even if those users might be using the communication channel for evil purposes.
ISSN:0887-7661