Mechanics of CALEA taps

[matthew at matthew.at (Matthew Kaufman)]

It is possible, and not just for "ISPs"

Matthew Kaufman

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On Jun 9, 2013, at 3:59 PM, Randy Fischer <randy.fischer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear nanog:
> 
> Honestly, I expect replies to this question to range between zero and none,
> but I have to ask it.
> 
> I understand the CALEA tap mechanism for most ISPs, generally, works like
> this:
> 
> * we outsource our CALEA management to company X
> * we don't even know there's been a request until we've gotten a bill from
> X.
> 
> And that's the extent of it.
> 
> Well, golly Slothrop, maybe someone else has started picking up the tab.
> Would you even know?
> 
> Is that possible?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Randy Fischer