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Time Warner taps into fed wiretap law

Ben Charny at CNET reports that Time Warner is said to have begun complying with a federal law that requires telecom providers to help police conduct electronic surveillance:

Time Warner Cable is the first cable company to begin trying to adhere to the Communications Assistance For Law Enforcement Act, the source said. Cable companies are not yet required to comply with the 1994 wiretap law, but they see the writing on the wall.

Link to CNET story.

More updates on federal wiretapping activity in a March 13 WaPo article here.
(Thanks, Steve)

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