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 ENFOPOL-Parallelgesetz CALEA wieder verschoben [US]
 
 Die seit 1994 immer wieder verschobene Deadline zur Einführung der
 elektronischen Überwachung von Mobiltelefonie wurde auf Druck der
 US-Industrie ein weiteres Mal hinausgerückt. Juni 2000 ist der neue
 Termin, wobei es nu gerfährlich wird. Der Staat schiesst  500
 Millionen USD zu, um alle Netzwerke abhörtauglich zu machen.
 
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 [5] House Extends Deadline for Wiretap Law Compliance
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 The House of Representatives approved legislation on July 13 that
 will make it easier for telecommunications companies to comply with
 the Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).
 The controversial 1994 "digital telephony" law requires the companies
 to design their systems to more easily facilitate electronic sur-
 veillance.  The new legislation (H.R. 916) would allow companies to
 recoup more of the expenses that they incur to make their networks
 compliant with law enforcement requirements.  CALEA authorizes
 $500 million in federal funds to reimburse telecommunications firms
 make the required changes.
 
 The bill approved by the House would change the compliance date for
 companies to be in compliance with the CALEA requirements to
 June 30, 2000.  It would also set June 30, 2000, as the date after
 which the companies cannot submit expenses to the government for
 required infrastructure changes.  The original cut-off date was Jan. 1,
 1995. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has
 introduced similar language in the Senate.
 
 The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the telecommunications industry
 and privacy advocates (including EPIC) are involved in a pending
 proceeding before the Federal Communications Commission which
 will finalize the technical requirements for CALEA compliance.  The
 FCC is likely to announce its decision soon.
 
 Additional information on CALEA is available at:
 
 http://www.epic.org/privacy/wiretap/#DT
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