Risking Communications Security: Potential Hazards of the Protect America Act

Risking Communications Security: Potential Hazards of the Protect America Act

A new US law allows warrantless wiretapping whenever one end of the communication is believed to be outside national borders. This creates serious security risks: danger of exploitation of the system by unauthorized users, danger of criminal misuse by trusted insiders, and danger of misuse by govern...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE security & privacy 2008-01, Vol.6 (1), p.24-33
Hauptverfasser: Bellovin, Steven M., Blaze, Matt, Diffie, Whitfield, Landau, Susan, Neumann, Peter G., Rexford, Jennifer
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Borders
civil liberties
Communication system security
Communications technology
Computer security
Exploitation
Government
Governments
Hazards
Law
National security
Privacy
Protect America Act
Protection
Risk
Security
Surveillance
Unauthorized
US wiretap law
Wiretapping
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Zusammenfassung:A new US law allows warrantless wiretapping whenever one end of the communication is believed to be outside national borders. This creates serious security risks: danger of exploitation of the system by unauthorized users, danger of criminal misuse by trusted insiders, and danger of misuse by government agents.
ISSN:1540-7993
1558-4046
DOI:10.1109/MSP.2008.17