Essays on Wiretap

Internet Wiretapping

The ability of the government to mandate the creation of software that can intercept and unscramble messages that are encrypted and the capacity to serve wiretap orders on social media sites like Facebook and Skype may have raised concerns twenty or thirty years ago, but today, such an expansion of law enforcement power is necessary to protect the ever-changing technologically advanced society in which we live today. The invasion into privacy through the use of internet surveillance must be weighed against the security of the nation. With the requirement of warrants, and merely an expansion of authority already existing ...

The best evidence rule is codified in the Federal Rules of Evidence. Rule 1002 provides that, unless otherwise provided by the federal statutes, an original recording is required in order to prove its contents. At the same time, Rule 1003 states that the duplicate of the original recording is equally admissible unless there are genuine doubts as to the authenticity of the original piece of evidence. Rule 1004 allows not to require the original evidence if it is impossible to obtain the original by any available judicial process. The court may also admit the summary of the original evidence, ...

The evidence of a spouse cheating on another has the potential to cause serious ramifications in a family court proceeding. Incriminating evidence is required especially where one spouse seeks alimony from the other. If the evidence passes the admissibility test, the dependent spouse might be absolved the legal obligation to pay alimony. The recent developments in telecommunications technology have made it possible to get concrete prove of the spousal misconduct, especially inequitable determination and custody of a child. The acquisition of extra marital affair of a spouse through wire taping is a contentious issue. Contemporary legal scholars and legal practitioners have differed on ...

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The Patriot Act was passed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to strengthen domestic security and increase the ability of the government to identify and stop terrorists. It has proved to be one of the most controversial laws in U.S. history (Doyle, 2001). It is comprised of ten titles which give federal law enforcement greater authority. Advocates claim that the Patriot Act is constitutional and instrumental in the war on terror. They cite a number of successful investigations and arrests of terrorists, and believe that law strikes an effective balance between civil rights and the ability of the government to protect ...

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PATRIOT Sunsets Extension Act of 2011 allows for roving wiretaps similar to the ECPA, effectively enabling spies to intercept a suspect’s electronic and wire communications associated to suspect conduct under the PATRIOT Act 2000, regardless of their location. This helps track suspects who move from phone booth, handset or computer to computer multiple times in order to foil tacking efforts. Roving wiretapping necessitates interception of email communications (without naming the communications carrier and other third parties involved in the tap). Section 209 allows stored voice mail to be treated as data as defined under section 2703 as against intercepts ...

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Academic Affiliation: On the unfortunate morning that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks took, place people around the globe have forced the population to reassess security measures. Once thought to be one of the safest countries in the world, the United States revealed itself to have several breaches when the towers fell. The new, restrictive guidelines to help keep citizens safe began slowly. The airport began keeping a firmer, more watchful eye on boarding passengers, as well as their luggage while the government began to take more notice of the nation’s borders. Slowly people began to feel safe ...

Introduction

The quest to bring justice in highly democratic and constitutional societies like the US is on many occasions a double-edged sword. While many people and indeed the constitution provides for privacy and freedoms under the Fourth Amendment and other related sections; increased complexity of crime calls for a certain level of intrusion into people’s privacy in order to ensure a safe and just society. The Federal Wiretap Act (1986) is a delicate Act that is premised on fighting crime through eavesdropping of communications. Scope of a wiretap order and possible constitutional violations of extending an original court order The Federal Wiretap Act ...

For a number of years, the United States Justice system has recorded a number of wrongful convictions in its jurisdiction. Steckler (2013) argues that this is so but such cases are on the minimum and the legal task force directs all they have into ensuring legal justice delivery. However, in such instances no matter how rare, the damages caused are permanent and the wrongfully convicted have to live with this. The only beneficiary to wrong convictions is the actual proprietor who gets to live free of accountability to the offense. This is dangerous in its own sense because the proprietor is ...

The United States (U.S.) was attacked on 9/11 in such a way that even surpasses the attack on Pearl Harbor. At least during WWII the country knew who its enemies were. However, although the terrorist group(s) that attacked and caused the collapse of the Twin Towers are known, they are hidden. That leaves the U.S. Government scrambling to find these concealed enemies that are either still on U.S. soil or planning more attacks from abroad. It will be necessary to look at the ethical dilemmas involved with the USA PATRIOT Act (“Epic.org”, n.d.), in regards to authorization of ...

National Security Agency is one of the important agencies of US government. It is a unit under the US department of defense tasked with the responsibility of collecting and analyzing various forms of foreign communication, as well as signals of intelligence, to detect potential threats to the country’s security. It is also tasked with the responsibility of protecting United States’ information and communication systems (Bamford 4). The mission of NSA have been widely cited as eavesdropping radio broadcasts, telephone conversations, internet communication , among other forms of technological communication. Its mission to secure communication pertains to the diplomatic and ...

Introduction

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is an Act of Congress passed in 1978 and signed by the then President Jimmy Carter. The Act stipulates the procedures to be followed when obtaining intelligence from foreign powers and agents of foreign powers both physically and electronically. The Act has been amended severally. In 2001, it was amended to involve groups and terrorist organizations not supported by foreign governments in an Act called the USA PATRIOT Act. A further amendment was done in 2007 to overhaul most of the provisions, in the Act called Protect America Act. A final amendment was ...

RE: Interfamilial wiretapping

Question Presented Whether the wife of the man who recorded calls between his wife and their son, who is at boarding school, and between his wife and the school headmaster has sufficient claim against the husband

Brief Answer

No, the woman do not have sufficient claim against the husband as Title III has some exemptions that can be used to clear a man involved in intercepting calls designated to his wife or any member of his family. Even though Article III is not clear about the exceptions related to familial affiliations, most courts have been able to demonstrate that such exceptions ...