In Wake Of The Paris Attacks, The FCC Chairman Wants To Expand Wiretapping

The attacks carried out by ISIS in Paris last Friday have revived conversations about access to encrypted smartphone data.

As a response to the horrific act of terrorism that killed more than 120 people in Paris last week, the head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recommended that U.S. wiretapping laws be revised. Tom Wheeler, the current chairman of the FCC, told Congress on Tuesday that it could expand the meaning of "lawful intercept" and make wiretapping more comprehensive to aid law enforcement, according to the Washington Post.

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