Contributed by Organizations or Campuses; Articles, Papers, and Reports; and CALEA
Deep packet inspection meets 'Net neutrality, CALEA
| Title: | Deep packet inspection meets 'Net neutrality, CALEA (ID: CSD5038) | | Author(s): | Nate Anderson (Ars Technica, LLC) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (07/25/2007) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | "Imagine a device that sits inline in a major ISP's network and can throttle P2P traffic at differing levels depending on the time of day. Imagine a device that allows one user access only to e-mail and the Web while allowing a higher-paying user to use VoIP and BitTorrent. Imagine a device that protects against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, scans for viruses passing across the network, and siphons off requested traffic for law enforcement analysis. Imagine all of this being done in real time, for 900,000 simultaneous users, and you get a sense of the power of deep packet inspection (DPI) network appliances. " | | View this resource: | |
One College's CALEA Strategy
| Title: | One College's CALEA Strategy (ID: CSD4757) | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2007) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | The following was submitted to EDUCAUSE by an entity that as chosen to remain anonymous. This is an EXAMPLE of one college's process in arriving at their CALEA exemption status and not meant to be perceived as a recomendation from EDUCAUSE or legal counsel. Permission has been granted for other entities to adapt this document for their own use if they find it useful to do so. | | View this resource: | |
So Much for Good Intentions
| Title: | So Much for Good Intentions (ID: CSD4608) | | Author(s): | Elia Powers | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | A planned rollout of wireless Internet service by Bowdoin College to the residents of in Brunswick, Maine, has been halted, at least temporarily, due to concerns over the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA). The FCC has said that the law, which mandates law enforcement access to communications systems, should apply to network operators, including colleges and universities. Higher education has opposed that decision, saying it would be extremely costly for them to comply and that there are other ways for institutions to cooperate with law enforcement. Following legal action and lobbying, a court allowed an exception for "private" networks.Bowdoin, which is in Brunswick, had been working to implement a wireless network in the city for students and town residents. Saying that it isn't clear whether allowing town residents to access the network would compromise its being a "private" network, officials from the college have decided that the network will only be available to students. Mitch Davis, CIO at Bowdoin, noted that the plan to open the network to everyone in town is currently suspended, not dead. | | View this resource: | |
Appeals Court Backs Bush on Wiretaps
| Title: | Appeals Court Backs Bush on Wiretaps (ID: CSD4436) | | Author(s): | Pete Yost (Associated Press) | | Source: | San Jose Mercury News | | Origin: | Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006) | | Type: | Articles, Papers, and Reports | | Abstract: | A federal appeals court has ruled against a challenge to an expansion of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) to cover network traffic. CALEA requires providers of telecommunications services to make their systems available to law enforcement for authorized wiretapping. The FCC has sought to expand CALEA to cover Internet networks also. The appeals court ruled 2-1 that the FCC is permitted to apply CALEA to networks. A coalition representing higher education had challenged the expansion of CALEA, saying that the law was not written with data networks in mind and that such an expansion would impose considerable costs on higher education for compliance.Speaking for the majority, Judge David Sentelle said the FCC'sinterpretation of CALEA to cover data networks was reasonable. Judge Harry Edwards, who dissented in the opinion, said the FCC discounted an exemption in the law for information services. | | View this resource: | |
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