The details of the compromise of US wiretap systems by Chinese-backed hackers and the implications for national security and individual privacy.

The CALEA Law and Its Requirements

The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) is a 30-year-old US federal law that requires telecom and Internet providers to provide the government with necessary assistance to access customer information when presented with a lawful order. The law was enacted in 1994, at a time when cell phones were a rarity and the internet was still in its infancy.