Cybersecurity Expert Calls for Reevaluation of CALEA Law Due to Modern Threats

During a congressional hearing this week, Matt Blaze highlighted that the 1994 CALEA law, which requires telecommunications to make phone calls interceptable, is outdated in the current threat environment and should be reconsidered. Blaze explained that while the legal requirements of CALEA have barely changed over the past three decades, the infrastructure needed to implement and protect them has radically changed, thereby increasing the "attack surface" to defend against unauthorized eavesdropping. This situation has made the work of illegal spies easier, making intrusions into telecommunications infrastructures similar to other types of computer intrusions or data breaches.