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Lawful Interception
Lawful Interception (LI) is a legally endorsed security process, stipulating that
network or service operators are to provide Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA) access
to the private communications of individuals or organizations for the purpose of
detecting illegal, criminal and potential terrorist acts.
LI was originally designed to monitor postal and telegraph communications. However,
with the technological advancements of today’s society, governments are reinforcing
LI to include other more common forms of communication occurring over wireless/mobile
networks and even more so, the Internet. Email, web-chat, e-commerce, broadband
streaming, web-based information services and even ‘phone calls’ over the Internet
(VoIP), make the Internet and even greater risk to the safety of our society due
to the complexities in tracking the transfer of data and privacy concerns.
IM2Filter and Lawful Interception
Should governments have the right to intercept or monitor the private Internet usage
of its country’s citizens?
The topic of LI, as it pertains to the Internet, has been and will continue to be
a highly debated issue. IM2Filter does not actively support either argument; however,
IM2Filter is uniquely positioned to assist service providers and regulators in
adhering to the LI regulations imposed by their government bodies.
IM2Filter offers an industry leading, Core network-based software solution that
can monitor, filter and/or block the Internet requests on its network, if it so
chooses. IM2Filter’s unique architecture provides effective, flexible services-over-IP
monitoring and filtering through a series of Internet-connected servers that can
provide Administration and can access one of the largest URL databases of any IP
filtering provider. IM2Filter houses most of the filtering technology in secure
and redundant locations, so a service provider needs only to set up a IM2Filter
Policy Server and an Enterprise Filter to manage its unique network use and traffic
flow requirements. With expert Networking, authentication, and redundancy capabilities
along with centralized administration and integrated reporting tools, the IM2Filter
solution provides immediate access to an endless array of information that can be
disseminated as required.
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