RE: [Raven] Should Tin Cans and String Comply With CALEA?

[Melinda.Shore@nokia.com]

> Does it make sense for standards-setters (here, IETF) to 
> worry about CALEA compliance merely because the thing they 
> are setting the standard for *could be* used for telephony 
> and because *some of* the folks who use it for that
> purpose have CALEA obligations?  

First, this is not strictly a CALEA issue (the EU has arguably
more stringent regulatory requirements), and second, it's not
strictly a telephony issue, either.  For example, some wiretap
laws require the ability to eavesdrop on data traffic, to
differentiate between different types of data (mail vs. file
transfer, for example), and to differentiate between control
information and data (which is an issue for protocols like
SMTP, which effectively use in-band signaling).

I'm really not sure what I'd like to see the IETF do on this.
To decide not to do anything is as political a decision as
to decide to go ahead with the work.  Manufacturers will be
implementing wiretap capabilities in order to meet regulatory
requirements, anyway, so I guess the very first question I have
is whether or not there needs to be standardization work done.

Melinda
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