Surveillance Law Must Protect Privacy and Security – Testimony

By Kristopher Nelson on Sep 19, 2007

Surveillance Law Must Protect Privacy and Security – Testimony:

Congress can enact legislation that meets the needs of intelligence agencies for defending national security, while still protecting the fundamental privacy rights of innocent Americans, CDT Policy Director Jim Dempsey told a congressional panel today. In testimony before the House Intelligence Committee, Dempsey identified a balanced approach that Congress could use to replace the overreaching Protect America Act, which was adopted last month and expires next year. CDT also today released a memo addressing the poorly understood concept of “minimization” in the surveillance context.

Dempsey Testimony [PDF] September 18, 2007Â
Minimization Memo [PDF] September 18, 2007

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About Kristopher Nelson

I'm currently a graduate student of the history of law and technology at the University of California, San Diego. I also provide law and technology consulting services. Additionally, I'm a non-practicing lawyer and former developer/sysadmin at a biotech non-profit. For more about me and my work, see krisnelson.org or my Google Profile.

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