From the Gallup Poll press release, September 9, 2003: “The poll, conducted Aug. 25-26, finds 67% of Americans saying the government should not take steps to prevent terrorism if those steps would violate their basic civil liberties, while 29% say the government should take “all steps necessary” to prevent additional acts of terrorism in the… Continue Reading
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Bills Introduced to Expand Patriot Act
Antiterrorism Tools Enhancement Act of 2003, H.R. 3037, To strengthen antiterrorism investigative tools, and for other purposes, introduced September 9, 2003. Pretrial Detention and Lifetime Supervision of Terrorists Act of 2003, H.R. 3040, introduced September 9, 2003. See also Bush Seeks to Toughen Anti-Terror Laws and Justice Bell questions expanded Patriot Act: “A Florida Supreme… Continue Reading
Next Installment of Slate’s Guide to the Patriot Act
From Slate.com: A Guide to the Patriot Act, Part 3 focuses on electronic suveillance. See also Part 1 and Part 2 of the guide. Continue Reading
House Approved Fair Credit Reporting Act
H.R. 2622, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, to prevent identity theft, improve resolution of consumer disputes, improve the accuracy of consumer records, make improvements in the use of, and consumer access to, credit information, and for other purposes, passed the House on September 10. Congressional Record, September 10, 2003: Fair and Accurate Credit… Continue Reading
In-Depth Review of Patriot Act’s Impact on Privacy
From the Free Expression Policy Project (FEPP), this revised commentary by Nancy Kranich, FEPP Senior Research Fellow: The Impact of the USA PATRIOT Act: An Update. Continue Reading
Commentary on Patriot Act
2 Years Later | Civil Liberties Patriot Gains (& Losses) “The U.S.A. Patriot Act, the largest expansion of government search and surveillance powers in U.S. history, passed Congress without much dissent soon after the September 11 attacks. Let’s just say people had other things on their minds than the small print of a 300-page bill… Continue Reading
New Survey Indicates Americans Remain Fearful of Terrorism, Willing to Compromise Civil Liberties
Continuity and Change in Support for Civil Liberties after the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, (47 pages, pdf) is the second part of a national survey (by Michigan State University), conducted between January and May 2003, which queried the same group of 679 individuals as the first survey undertaken in the months immediately after the 9/11 attacks.… Continue Reading
CAPPS II Continues to Generate Opposition
Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS II), to be implemented by the summer of 2004, is the focus of several recent articles and notices: From the Washington Post, Fliers to Be Rated for Risk Level – New System Will Scrutinize Each Passenger, Assign Color Code Opinion from the St. Petersburg Times, Fly the suspicious skies:… Continue Reading
The Patriot Act: A Slate Guide to the Highlights
A Guide to the Patriot Act, Part 1 – Should you be scared of the Patriot Act? proclaims there are villans on both side of the fight over the extension of this act, as well as its proposed progeny, the Victory Act (as the Patriot Act II was quickly dispatched while still in draft). This… Continue Reading
Public Libraries Around the Country Protect Patron Privacy
From Boston.com, another article focused on public library efforts to maintain the privacy of their patron’s usage records: “The public library in Boulder, the home of the University of Colorado, has adopted one of the country’s most aggressive policies to keep circulation records private. The library keeps a bare minimum of information on books that… Continue Reading
DOJ Objects to Website Statement on Patriot Act
The DOJ took issue with a statement on the Patriot Act posted to the ABCNews Nightline website yesterday, resulting in this press release. The following “correction” now appears on the Nightline website: Correction – Yesterday, a promo for Nightline posted on the ABCNEWS homepage incorrectly read: “Imagine a nation where police can search your home… Continue Reading
Release of the 2003 Privacy and Human Rights Report
EPIC and Privacy International today released their Privacy and Human Rights 2003 report. “This extensive survey examines the state of civil liberties around the world. Key topics include Total Information Awareness, the public response to the Patriot Act, biometric identification, and new technologies of surveillance.” Continue Reading
