(from back when I cared more about calea as an implementor) On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 8:15 PM, Alex Rubenstein <[email protected]> wrote: >> Honestly, I expect replies to this question to range between zero and none, >> but I have to ask it. > > Surprise!
<aol>me too!</aol> > >> I understand the CALEA tap mechanism for most ISPs, generally, works like >> this: >> >> * we outsource our CALEA management to company X >> * we don't even know there's been a request until we've gotten a bill from >> X. > > I've never even thought of the idea of outsourcing CALEA requests. That is > probably because I would never consider doing it. > > Perhaps we are in the minority, but we scrutinize every request of any sort > to ensure it has jurisdiction and is valid. I can't even fathom the thought > of trusting a third party for this. > agreed, since most of the tap-work actually requires changes on network equipment in the network you run, why would you outsource this? Especially when the taps impact forwarding performance of the platforms in question...

