The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) of 1994 requires that telecommunications carriers and the makers o
f equipment used by the telecommunications industry take steps to facilitate the electronic surveillance activities of law enforcement agencies. True False
CALEA stands for Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994.CALEA was passed for allowing the law enforcement agencies to conduct surveillance of digital telephone networks, as per the law the telephone companies are obliged to help them tap the phone conversations of people over the companies phone networks. The agencies can also record the conversation. CALEA also stands for Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies.
