The is a law that requires telecommunications carriers and equipmentmakers to take steps to facilitate the electronic surveillance activities of law enforcement agencies. a. communications assistance to law enforcement act (calea) b. sarbanes-oxleyact (sox) c. gramm-leach-bliley act (glba) d. homeland security presidential directive 12 (hspd 12)

The Communications Assistance to Law Enforcement Act is a law that requires telecommunications carriers and equipment makers to take steps to facilitate the electronic surveillance activities of law enforcement agencies.

Option a

Explanation:

This Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA passed by the congress and made it as legislation in year 1994 in the month of October. The powers of CALEA act is drawn from four important law enforcement memberships.

This membership organisation has 80% of the law enforcement representatives in the United States. The main aim of CAlEA is to give better public safety services by preserving a broad association of law enforcement standards setting up and managing an accreditation process, and recognizing professional excellence.