What is the Communications Assistance For Law Enforcement Act?
From the CALEA website:
In October 1994, Congress took action to protect public safety and national security by enacting CALEA. The law further defines the existing statutory obligation of telecommunications carriers to assist law enforcement in executing electronic surveillance pursuant to court order or other lawful authorization. CALEA is codified at 47 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1021.
History of the Act
On March 10, 2004, the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) filed a joint petition with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requesting that CALEA’s be expanded to cover communications that travel over the Internet. Broadband providers would be required to rebuild their networks to make it easier for law enforcement to tap Internet “phone calls” that use Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications , and online “conversations” (Instant Messengers).
On August 9, 2004, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in response to the Law Enforcement joint petition. It greatly expands the reach of CALEA by redefining what constitutes a “substantial replacement” of the telephone service, concluding that broadband Internet access providers and managed VoIP systems are subject to the requirements of CALEA
On August 5, 2005, the FCC announced a Final Rule, expanding CALEA to Internet broadband providers and certain Voice-over-IP (VoIP) providers.
Now you have an idea (if you did not already) what the Act is. I just want to know if this have an effect on my Xbox.