Unfortunately, the trend is clearly heading toward more regulation, not less. By the time you read this, another VoIP-affecting regulation will have been enacted in some part of the world. In the United States, regulations like California s SB 1386 (which forces security breach notifications or end-to-end encryption of Social Security and credit card numbers and could impact you if you operate a VoIP call center) are being considered at the U.S. federal level and by other countries around the world.