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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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General Overviews
- "Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends," [pdf] updated
December 21, 2004
- Foreign Policy in Focus (FPIF), "A Secure America in a Secure World," Sept. 2004
- "Homefront Confidential: How the war on terrorism affects access to information and the public's right to know," by the Reporters Committee on Freedom of the Press (Sept 2004)
- Archive of CRS reports on Terrorism & Homeland Security, maintained by the Thurgood Marshall Law Library of the University of Maryland School of Law
- Kate Martin, Center for National Security Studies, "Domestic Intelligence and Civil Liberties," 7 SAIS Review vol. XXIV no. 1 (Winter-Spring 2004)
- Democratic members of the House Select Committee on Homeland Security, "America at Risk: Closing the Security Gap," February 2004
- Summary of Recent Court Rulings on Terrorism-Related Matters Having Civil Liberties Implications, Center for Constitutional Rights, February 4, 2004
- Final report of the Gilmore Commission (the Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction) (Dec. 2003) Gilmore Commission website
- The Rutherford Institute, Operation Eroding Freedom: Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism
- Vinson & Elkins. The lawfirm of Vinson & Elkins maintains a website with a comprehensive list of antiterrorism initiatives, many of them affecting businesses -- everything from airlines to the textile industry. Links to all laws and regulatory actions. http://www.velaw.com/client_services/client_services_info.cfm?id=59
- Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, "Assessing the New Normal," (Sept. 2003) - examines changes to U.S. law and security policy in five areas: government openness; personal privacy; immigration; security-related detention; and the effect of U.S. actions on international human rights standards.
- Tolerance, Civil Rights and Justice in Wake of September 11, Reports of the State Advisory Committees to the US Commission on Civil Rights (September 2003)
- Progressive Policy Institute, Report Card on Homeland Security [pdf] (giving the Administration a "D"), July 2003
- "The War on Our Freedoms: Civil Liberties in an Age of Terrorism," Century Foundation, June 2003
- Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, "Imbalance of Powers: How Changes to U.S. Law and Policy since 9/11 Erode Human Rights and Civil Liberties," [pdf] March 11, 2003
- ACLU, "Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance Society," Jan 2003.
- America Still Unprepared - America Still in Danger [pdf], report of an independent task force sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, Oct. 2002
- Stephen Schulhofer, "The Enemy Within: Intelligence Gathering, Law Enforcement and Civil Liberties in the Wake of September 11," A Century Foundation Report, Sept. 2002.
- Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Preserving Our Liberties While Fighting Terrorism [pdf] A CATO Institute Policy Analysis by Timothy Lynch
- ACLU, "Insatiable Appetite: The Government's Demand for New and Unnecessary Powers after September 11" [pdf]
- ACLU, "Civil Liberties After 9/11" [pdf]
- Markle Foundation, Task Force on National Security in the Information Age, "Protecting America's Freedom in the Information Age," Oct. 7, 2002
- Reporters Without Borders, "11 September 2001 - 11 September 2002: The Internet on probation," Sept 2002
- Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, "A Year of Loss: Reexamining Civil Liberties Since September 11," Sept 5, 2002.
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