Pen-Link, Ltd., (PenLink) is a software company that develops enterprise-grade communications surveillance data collection and analysis solutions for domestic law enforcement.
Their flagship products include PLX and PenPoint.
One of the more publicized uses of PenLink's products was during the
Laci Peterson
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murder case, where wiretaps taken with Pen-Link 8 and LINCOLN2 were used as evidence against
Scott Peterson
Scott Lee Peterson (born October 24, 1972) is an American convicted murderer. In 2004, he was convicted of the first-degree murder of his wife, Laci, who was pregnant at the time, and the second-degree murder of their unborn son, Conner, in Mod ...
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See also
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Lawful interception Lawful interception (LI) refers to the facilities in telecommunications and telephone networks that allow law enforcement agencies with court orders or other legal authorization to selectively wiretap individual subscribers. Most countries require ...
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Communications Assistance For Law Enforcement Act
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), also known as the "Digital Telephony Act," is a United States wiretapping law passed in 1994, during the presidency of Bill Clinton (Pub. L. No. 103-414, 108 Stat. 4279, codified at 47 ...
References
https://www.kearneyhub.com/news/local/pen-link-employees-cash-in-on-growing-surveillance-business/article_80216234-5028-5e21-9e8d-6ae6edcbae08.html
Surveillance
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