CDT Cyber Security: Response to Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

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Wiretap Overview

Overview Government Surveillance of Telephones and the Internet

Search & Seizure
The Dept. of Justice has written a manual on the rules for seizing evidence stored in computers. "Searching and Seizing Computers and Obtaining Electronic Evidence in Criminal Investigations"

Carnivore
Carnivore is a computer program designed by the FBI to intercept Internet communications.

CDT's Carnivore Reference Page

CALEA
The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (CALEA) was supposed to preserve law enforcement surveillance capabilities in the face of technological chage, but the FBI has been trying to use it to claim control over the design of the telephone network to enhance its surveillance powers.

CDT's CALEA Reference Page

Roving Wiretaps
A roving wiretap order allows the government to tap any phone lines that a suspect may use.

-Congress Passes "Roving Wiretaps," Expands Surveillance Authority
-E-RIGHTS Bill (S. 854) tightens standard for roving taps

Echelon
Echelon is a secretive international surveillance system that operates outside of the normal limitations of the Constitution.

International Monitoring by US government

FIDNet
FIDNet is a comprehensive monitoring system intended to protect government computers, but it raises serious privacy concerns.

CDT's FIDNet Reference Page

CESA
CESA was a bill proposed by the Clinton Administration that would allow the government to seize decryption keys without notice to the user.

CDT's CESA Reference Page

Articles

Jerry Berman and Lara Flint, Guiding Lights: Intelligence Oversight and Control for the Challenge of Terrorism Criminal Justice Ethics, Vol. 22, No. 1 (Winter/Spring, 2003)
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Threats to Privacy and Other Civil Liberties and Concerns with Government Mandates on Industry DePaul Business Law Journal (1999-2000)
Communications Privacy In The Digital Age: Revitalizing The Federal Wiretap Laws To Enhance Privacy Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology (1997)
CIO Cyberthreat Response and Reporting Guidelines Guidelines for responding to attacks on computer systems endorsed by the F.B.I. and the Secret Service, published in CIOmagazine, a trade publication, Feb 2002.

Response to Sept. 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

Statement of Pres. George Bush, Sept. 12, 2001

I just completed a meeting with our national security team, and we've received the latest intelligence updates.

The deliberate and deadly attacks, which were carried out yesterday against our country, were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war. This will require our country to unite in steadfast determination and resolve. Freedom and democracy are under attack.

The American people need to know we're facing a different enemy than we have ever faced. This enemy hides in shadows and has no regard for human life. This is an enemy who preys on innocent and unsuspecting people, then runs for cover, but it won't be able to run for cover forever. This is an enemy that tries to hide, but it won't be able to hide forever. This is an enemy that thinks its harbors are safe, but they won't be safe forever. This enemy attacked not just our people but all freedom-loving people everywhere in the world.

The United States of America will use all our resources to conquer this enemy. We will rally the world. We will be patient. We'll be focused, and we will be steadfast in our determination. This battle will take time and resolve, but make no mistake about it, we will win.

The federal government and all our agencies are conducting business, but it is not business as usual. We are operating on heightened security alert. America is going forward, and as we do so, we must remain keenly aware of the threats to our country.

**Those in authority should take appropriate precautions to protect our citizens. But we will not allow this enemy to win the war by changing our way of life or restricting our freedoms.**

This morning, I am sending to Congress a request for emergency funding authority so that we are prepared to spend whatever it takes to rescue victims, to help the citizens of New York City and Washington, D.C., respond to this tragedy, and to protect our national security.

I want to thank the members of Congress for their unity and support. America is united. The freedom-loving nations of the world stand by our side. This will be a monumental struggle of good versus evil, but good will prevail.

Thank you very much.

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