Appendices
A.1. Legal texts
| Country | Text title | Year |
| America | All Writs Act (AWA)1 | 1789 |
| France | On December 27, 1851, a decree following the law from August 1, 1851, was signed, regarding the repression of contraventions, misdemeanors and crimes relating to telegraph2 lines | 1851 |
| International | Article 17 of the Convention of June 1855 (France, Belgium, Prussia) establishes the principle on the secrecy of (telegraphic) communications | 1855 |
| France | Law from June 13, 18663 | 1866 |
| International | Saint Petersburg Convention from July 10–22, 18754 | 1875 |
| India | India Telegraph Act5 | 1885 |
| United States | Olmstead Judgment. 277 US 438 (1928). The Supreme Court rules that a wiretap is not a “search” under the meaning of the 4th amendment because it does not imply a physical intrusion on private property. “Private life” is not addressed by this judgment, any more than it is explicitly mentioned in the 4th Amendment6 | 1928 |
| United States | Congress is invited by the Court to enact statutory prohibitions on telephone wiretapping | 1928 |
| United States | Communications Act7 | 1934 |
| United States | Communications Act of 19348 | 1934 |
| France | Encryption means were governed by the decree/law of April 18, 1939 establishing the regime for war materials. Cryptography was considered a war weapon, and its use prohibited except by derogation | 1939 |
| International | UKUSA9 Treaty | 1946 |
| International | Agreement creating the CoCOM10 | 1949 |
| United Kingdom | Birkett Report | 1957 |
| Australia | Telephone Communications ... |
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