Risking Communications Security: Potential Hazards of the Protect America Act
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protect America act
US wiretap law
civil liberties
surveillance
wiretapping
US wiretap law
civil liberties
surveillance
wiretapping
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A new US law allows warrantless wiretapping whenever one end of the communication is believed to be outside national borders. This creates serious security risks: danger of exploitation of the system by unauthorized users, danger of criminal misuse by trusted insiders, and danger of misuse by government agents.
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2008-01-01
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Copyright 2008 IEEE. Reprinted from IEEE Security and Privacy Magazine, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2008, pages 24-33. This material is posted here with permission of the IEEE. Such permission of the IEEE does not in any way imply IEEE endorsement of any of the University of Pennsylvania's products or services. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution must be obtained from the IEEE by writing to pubs-permissions@ieee.org. By choosing to view this document, you agree to all provisions of the copyright laws protecting it.