Follow up to previous posting, Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder – U.S. Domestic Surveillance, a new CDT Paper: “The FBI and NSA have abused Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act to compel disclosure of phone records of calls made to, from, and within the United States. This surveillance is not permitted by the statute, and was… Continue Reading
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UK Guardian posts the top secret rules that allow NSA to use U.S. data without a warrant
Follow up to previous postings on NSA’s big data domestic surveillance program – via UK Guardian: Fisa court submissions show broad scope of procedures governing NSA’s surveillance of Americans’ communication Top secret documents submitted to the court that oversees surveillance by US intelligence agencies show the judges have signed off on broad orders which allow the NSA… Continue Reading
Council on Foreign Relations Backgrounder – U.S. Domestic Surveillance
“Two NSA surveillance programs have been exposed in press reports in June 2013. First, a Guardian report disclosed a classified FISC court order instructing Verizon, one of the largest U.S. telecommunications firms, to hand over phone records of millions of Americans to the NSA. Amid criticism from civil rights groups, the Obama administration defended the… Continue Reading
EFF – How Dozens of Companies Know You’re Reading About Those NSA Leaks
Follow up to previous postings on NSA’s big data domestic surveillance program via Micah Lee: “Each time your browser makes a request it sends the following information with it: Your IP address and the exact time of the request User-Agent string: which normally contains the web browser you’re using, your browser’s version, your operating system, processor information… Continue Reading
Pew – Majority Views NSA Phone Tracking as Acceptable Anti-terror Tactic
Public Says Investigate Terrorism, Even If It Intrudes on Privacy: “A majority of Americans – 56% – say the National Security Agency’s (NSA) program tracking the telephone records of millions of Americans is an acceptable way for the government to investigate terrorism, though a substantial minority – 41% – say it is unacceptable. And while… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance, Defense Department Cyber Efforts, General Aviation, Public Radio
Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance: DOD Needs a Strategic, Risk-Based Approach to Enhance Its Maritime Domain Awareness, GAO-11-621, June 20, 2011 Defense Department Cyber Efforts: More Detailed Guidance Needed to Ensure Military Services Develop Appropriate Cyberspace Capabilities, GAO-11-421, May 20, 2011 General Aviation: Security Assessments at Selected Airports, GAO-11-298, May 20, 2011 Critical Infrastructure Protection: DHS… Continue Reading
National Security Inspectors General Release Critique of Warrantless Surveillance Program
News release: Todays release of a report by several agency inspectors general reinforces the National Security Archives argument in our Freedom of Information Act lawsuit that the Justice Department should declassify and release the legal justifications for the surveillance program authorized by President Bush after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The new report… Continue Reading
Court Orders Government to Submit Warrantless Surveillance Legal Opinions for Judicial Review
“In EPIC v. DOJ, EPIC, the ACLU, and the National Security Archive are seeking government documents regarding the President’s warrantless wiretapping program. Today, a federal court ordered the Department of Justice to provide for inspection copies of legal memos authored by government lawyers. The opinions, prepared by the Office of Legal Counsel, provided the legal… Continue Reading
Former Telecom Tech Alleges Domestic Data Surveillance
Follow up to previous postings on the domestic surveillance program and AT&T’s alleged participation, today’s article in the Washington Post, A Story of Surveillance – Former Technician ‘Turning In’ AT&T Over NSA Program, by Ellen Nakashima: “…Mark Klein, a former AT&T technician…alleged that the NSA set up a system that vacuumed up Internet and phone-call… Continue Reading
Telecommunications Companies Respond to Committee Inquiry into NSA Wiretapping Program Participation
Press release: “Three telecommunications companies have provided responses to inquiries by the Committee on Energy and Commerce about their involvement with the National Security Agency warrantless wiretapping program. On October 2, Rep. John D. Dingell (D-MI), Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, and Rep.… Continue Reading
Hearing on Warrantless Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Warrantless Surveillance and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: The Role of Checks and Balances in Protecting Americans Privacy Rights (Part II). Statements of Mike McConnell, Director of National Intelligence and Kenneth Wainstein, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, United States Department of Justice. LLRX.com: The Protect America Act and Legislation… Continue Reading
White House Fails to Comply With Subpoenas on Domestic Surveillance Program
Follow up to previous posting on the government’s domestic surveillance program, today’s Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, On The Bush Administrations Failure To Comply With Subpoenas For Warrantless Wiretapping Documents, August 20, 2007: “Today was the deadline for the Administration to comply with the Judiciary Committees subpoenas for documents related to… Continue Reading
