<div dir="ltr">CALEA requirements apply to telecommunications carriers, not equipment. Reading the docs that you linked, it looks like the Mikrotik calea module is something that their customer can enable in order to comply with those requirements if they meet the definition of a telecommunications carrier.<div><br></div><div>See more here: <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/public-safety-and-homeland-security/policy-and-licensing-division/general/communications-assistance">https://www.fcc.gov/public-safety-and-homeland-security/policy-and-licensing-division/general/communications-assistance</a></div><div><br></div><div>Key excerpts, emphasis added by me: </div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>CALEA requires a "telecommunications carrier," as defined by the CALEA statute, to ensure that equipment, facilities, or services that allow a customer or subscriber to "originate, terminate, or direct communications," enable law enforcement officials to conduct electronic surveillance pursuant to court order or other lawful authorization.</div><div><br></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>A telecommunications carrier may comply with CALEA in different ways. First, the carrier may develop its own compliance solution for its unique network. <b>Second, the carrier may purchase a compliance solution from vendors, including the manufacturers of the equipment it is using to provide service.</b> Third, the carrier may purchase a compliance solution from a trusted third party (TPP).</div><div><br></div></blockquote>Also, from EFF's FAQ at <a href="https://www.eff.org/pages/calea-faq">https://www.eff.org/pages/calea-faq</a> (this is from #15):<div><br></div><div><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div>Under CALEA's definitions, if one is "engaged in providing information services," then one is absolutely not a "telecommunications carrier." A telecommunications carrier is defined as "a person or entity engaged in the transmission or switching of wire or electronic communications as a common carrier for hire," and specifically excludes "persons or entities insofar as they are engaged in providing information services."</div></blockquote><br></div><div>In conclusion, I don't think Mikrotik is intercepting and logging your network traffic. They're providing a module to allow you to do so if you're required to by law.</div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 19, 2017 at 8:20 AM, Samudra Haque <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:samudra.haque@gmail.com" target="_blank">samudra.haque@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I was an early early adopter of Mikrotik routeros, (<a href="http://www.mt.lv" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.mt.lv</a>, or <a href="http://www.mikrotik.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">www.mikrotik.com</a> - good stuff) when they were established in 1996, and did many projects since 1997. I always wondered what the CALEA module was, but did not pay attention to it, nor did I order the feature.<br>
<br>
Well now I know. Chilling.<br>
<br>
<a href="https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/CALEA" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki<wbr>/CALEA</a>. They can't be the only one having this requirement -- do mfrs such as Cisco and others ... tell their customers about features to "intercept and log network traffic" ? What are the industry practices in this field?<br>
<br>
I think small router companies are great for what they do, so they are not to blame for the situation we have at present.<br>
<br>
73 de X<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
---<br>
This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.<br>
<a href="http://www.avg.com" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.avg.com</a><br>
<br>
______________________________<wbr>_________________<br>
Tacos mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:Tacos@amrad.org" target="_blank">Tacos@amrad.org</a><br>
<a href="https://lists.amrad.org/mailman/listinfo/tacos" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.amrad.org/mailma<wbr>n/listinfo/tacos</a><br>
</blockquote></div><br></div>