Richard Ben-Veniste

Gerald R. Ford was a decent and honorable man. Under his steady hand, the nation began the process of recovering from the terrible trauma of Watergate - the lies, distortions, cover-ups, misuses of federal agencies to exact political revenge, illegal wiretapping, burglaries.

American Lawyer

Adam Cohen

It is not hard to see why the FBI wants wiretapping backdoors. It would certainly make its job easier. But rejiggering the Internet so government can conveniently monitor everything we say and do online is too high a price to pay for making law enforcement more efficient.

American Journalist

Jennifer Palmieri

As president, Trump does and says outrageous and false things every week, from ordering arbitrary travel bans to accusing President Obama of illegal wiretapping with no evidence.

American Public Servant

Rebecca MacKinnon

While the federal government is required by law to document publicly its wiretapping of phone lines, it is not required to do so with Internet communications.

Joe Sestak

Torture is and must remain illegal. Warrantless wiretapping is also illegal, as was the transfer of Guantanamo detainees to Qatar without proper notice.

American Politician

Roger Stone

How can you be conservative and justify wiretapping people without a warrant? We're supposed to be the party of personal freedom and civil liberties.

Andrew Rosenthal

Congress passed the deeply flawed Patriot Act and authorized the invasion of Iraq. It even gave its retroactive approval to warrantless wiretapping.

Wiretapping is often associated with laws and can be illegal without a warrant or just cause.

Legal Implications

Wiretapping is considered a serious invasion of privacy and is a sensitive topic.

Privacy Breach

Wiretapping is often used in the context of government surveillance and espionage.

Surveillance Context

Police and authorities wiretap to gather evidence in criminal investigations, usually with legal permission.

Crime Investigation

Wiretapping can compromise confidential information, leading to caution in sensitive communications.

Confidentiality Risk

When discussing wiretapping, avoid using language that implies approval of illegal activity.

Sensitive Vocabulary

 And so for that reason, I think that it's better to build networks to be as secure as possible. Yes, this means that in the future, encryption is going to make wiretapping more difficult. It means that the police are going to have a tougher time catching bad guys. But the alternative would mean to live in a world