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Analyses
Center For National Security Studies (CNSS) Report on the Anti-Terrorism Law that was enacted on April 24, 1996.
Center For National Security Studies (CNSS) Analysis of Omnibus Counter-Terrorism Act of 1995 as originally proposed including wiretap provisions (1995).
Center For National Security Studies (CNSS) Analysis of Current FBI Authority to Combat Terrorism (1995).
Center For National Security Studies (CNSS) Report on Recent Trends in Domestic and Foreign Terrorism (1995).
Legislation
The "Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996," as passed by the Congress and signed by President Clinton on April 24, 1996.
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) proposed an amendment to the Anti-terrorism Act to prohibit the distribution of bomb making information on the Internet. Her amendment was modified and added to the bill on June 5, 1995. Ultimately, this amendment was not included in the final version signed by President Clinton in April 1996.
On May 5, 1995, Senators Tom Daschle (D-SD), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Herb Kohl (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Christopher Dodd (D-CT) introduced S. 761, the Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995.
S. 735, the Comprehensive Terrorism Prevention Act of 1995, as introduced by Sen. Bob Dole (R-KS) and others on April 27, 1995.
Clinton Administration Counter-Terrorism Initiative announced April 27, 1995.
S. 390, the Senate Omnibus Counter-Terrorism Act of 1995, as introduced on February 10, 1995 by Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) and others.
H.R. 896, the House Omnibus Counter-Terrorism Act of 1995, as introduced on February 10, 1995 by Rep. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and others.
Testimony
CDT's Executive Director Jerry Berman on 'Free Speech and the Internet in the Wake of Oklahoma City Bombing'. May 11, 1995 hearing of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information.
Other Testimony from the May 11, 1995 Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on the availability of bomb making materials on the Internet.
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Terrorism poses a serious threat, requiring a serious government response. However, all too often the terrorism issue has been used as the justification for eroding civil liberties. In recent years, communications technologies and the Internet have become the increasing focus of proposals -- introduced in the name of fighting terrorism -- that really end up only diminishing privacy.
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CDT Urges Privacy at White House Summit on Hack Attacks -- CDT
joined industry experts and government officials at a meeting with
President Clinton responding to recent attacks on popular Internet sites.
CDT senior
staff counsel Jim Dempsey stressed that good network security can be
achieved without sacrificing privacy or anonymity online. February 15, 2000
New Computer Security Plan Still Features Monitoring - -- On January 7, 2000,
the Clinton Administration issued an national plan for critical
infrastructure protection. While plans for the "FIDNet" monitoring system
have been scaled back, and the role of the FBI diminished, the plan still
calls for creation of a centralized intrusion detection monitoring system
that will involve scanning millions of legitimate computer transactions
with the government in search of potential cyber attacks. January 10, 2000
White House Considers Massive Computer Monitoring Plan — The Clinton White
House is reviewing a plan for widespread monitoring of government computer
systems. The plan would use intrusion detection sensors to identify
suspicious behavior, and would feed all reports to the FBI. Such a general
search of innocent communications is ripe for abuse. July 27, 1999
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