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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
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- Civil Liberties Restoration Act, S. 2528 (Kennedy) -- amends Section 215 to ensure appropriate checks and balances; ensures access to evidence; requires accurate criminal databases; mandates data mining reports; ends secret hearings and special registration; ensures due process for detainees.
- Security and Freedom Ensured Act, H.R. 3352 (Otter) -- amends sneak & peek, Section 215, John Doe roving tap authority, and the definition of domestic terrorism to include appropriate checks & balances; also sunsets additional provisions of the PATRIOT Act in 2005
- Protecting the Rights of Individuals Act, S. 1552 (Murkowski, Wyden) -- amends sneak & peek, definition of domestic terrorism, Section 215, John Doe roving taps, pen/traps for the Internet, access to education records, "significant" purpose test and use of FISA evidence at trial to include appropriate checks & balances; also imposes moratorium on data mining and requires additional public reporting on the FBI's use of FISA
- Security and Freedom Ensured Act, S. 1709 (Craig, Durbin) -- amends sneak & peek, Section 215 and John Doe roving tap authority to include appropriate checks & balances; also sunsets additional provisions of the PATRIOT Act in 2005
- PATRIOT Oversight Restoration Act, S. 1695 (Leahy, Craig) -- sunsets additional provisions of the PATRIOT Act in 2005
- Reasonable Notice and Search Act, S. 1701 (Feingold) -- amends sneak & peek provision to add stronger judicial and congressional oversight
- Library, Bookseller, and Personal Records Privacy Act, S. 1507 (Feingold) -- amends Section 215 to add stronger judicial and congressional oversight
- Library and Bookseller Protection Act, S. 1158 (Boxer) -- ensures that the FBI cannot obtain library and bookstore records with only a secret rubber-stamp court order
- Domestic Surveillance Oversight Act, S. 436 (Leahy, Grassley, Specter) -- requires additional public reporting on the FBI's use of FISA
- Freedom to Read Protection Act, H.R. 1157 (Sanders) -- ensures that the FBI cannot obtain library and bookstore records with only a secret rubber-stamp court order
- Surveillance Oversight and Disclosure Act, H.R. 2429 (Hoeffel) -- requires additional public reporting on the FBI's use of FISA
- Benjamin Franklin True Patriot Act, H.R. 3171 (Kucinich) -- repeals sections of the PATRIOT Act as well as other guidelines and regulations
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