23.08.2014 - 20:42 [ The Washington Post ]

FBI, DEA and Secret Service argue that next ‘number portability’ administrator must be ready to handle investigations

The FBI, DEA and Secret Service maintain that they take no position on Telcordia‘s potential selection in particular. But they highlight some of the sensitivities of using the system in the course of their work. For example, they described a need for confidentiality „so that a potential criminal will not learn that law enforcement is investigating them, which could result in an individual fleeing, destroying vital evidence of their criminal activity, or continuing to compromise national security.“