The IAB Raven Protocol
The Internet Architecture Board recommends standards for the standard Internet Protocol. The Raven debates took place in 1999 on whether or not to include a requirement for private intranet systems to be designed with plug-and-play wiretapping capability. If agreed upon, the IAB Raven Protocol would have modified the standard Internet Protocol to include this capability.
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Wiretapping Regulations at the Time
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Private companies can include wiretapping capability in their own telephone and internet networks. The national telecommunications grid already has wiretapping capability. This capability is used when the government requests a wiretap. Private communication networks like Internet service providers were not required at the time of the Raven Debates to have wiretapping capability.
Raven Debates
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The Raven protocol for internet wiretapping infrastructure was debated by the Internet Engineering Task Force standards board. According to "Protocol Politics" by Laura DeNardis, "the IETF discussed whether to build wiretapping capability into the Internet's architecture." The debate focused on the ease of violating individual privacy when wiretapping was already built into the equipment, versus the need to support law enforcement and simplify the work required to wiretap if required.
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Outcome
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The 1999 Raven Protocol debate resulted in the IETF voting not to require wiretapping be built into Internet architecture. The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act requires wiretapping capability for phone networks. According to "Encyclopedia of Privacy: A-M" by William G. Staples, "on August 5, 2005, the Federal Communications Commission issued new rules expanding CALEA's reach to include certain broadband and voice-over Internet Protocol services."
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