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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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- The Attorney General's Guidelines Regarding the Use of FBI Confidential Human Sources [pdf], December 13, 2006
- The Attorney General's Guidelines for FBI National Security Investigations and Foreign Intelligence Collection [pdf], October 31, 2003
- CDT Analysis of the new FBI Guidelines: Impact on Civil Liberties and Security - the Need for Congressional Oversight, June 26, 2002
- The Attorney General's Guidelines on General Crimes, Racketeering Enterprise and Terrorism Enterprise Investigations, May 30, 2002
- Guidelines issued by Attorney General Ashcroft on May 30, 2002 concerning undercover operations, informants, and consensual monitoring
- Prepared Remarks of Attorney General John Ashcroft upon release of the new guidelines, May 30, 2002
- DOJ Fact Sheet on the new guidelines [PDF] (2002)
- Previous guidelines on general crimes, racketeering enterprise and domestic security/terrorism, issued by Attorney General Thornburgh (1989)
- Minor addendum dated March 2, 1994
- Attorney General Guidelines on foreign Intelligence, counterintelligence and international terrorism [pdf] (First issued in 1983, last available revision dated 1995 - heavily redacted)
- Coalition letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner on FBI Guidelines, June 20, 2002
- Open Letter To Attorney General John Ashcroft from the Center for Technology Policy, Free Congress Foundation, June 19, 2002
- ACLU analysis of the Attorney General Guidelines on domestic spying, June 5, 2002
- Public interest letters to the Senate and House Judiciary Committees on the Attorney General's Guidelines, June 4, 2002
- Concerns about Chilling Effect of Revised FBI Guidelines on First Amendment Activities, by the Center for National Security Studies & Open Society Institute
- Letter from public interest groups to AG Ashcroft on DOJ Domestic Security/Terrorism Guidelines March 6, 2002
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