Info On Pentagon Phone Surveillance Program Generates Legal and Political Ramifications
Follow-up to May 11, 2006 posting, Domestic Call Records Mined for Expansive Pentagon Database Program, see the following related news and commentary:
USAToday.com: NSA secret database report triggers fierce debate in Washington
USAToday.com: Gathering data may not violate privacy rights, but it could be illegal
Press release: Over Fifty Members of Congress Call for Special Counsel Investigation into NSA Domestic Surveillance Programs - "Washington Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) spearheaded a letter sent today by 54 Members of Congress to President Bush renewing their call for the appointment of a Special Counsel to investigate all domestic surveillance programs conducted by the National Security Agency."
CBA/AP: Verizon Sued For Giving Records To NSA - N.J. Lawyers Seek $5B Claiming Phone Company Violated Privacy Laws
AP - CIA Nominee Hayden Defends NSA Programs
AP: White House Stands by Gen. Hayden for CIA
AP - Lawyer: Ex-Qwest Exec Ignored NSA Request
New York Times: Qwest's Refusal of N.S.A. Query Is Explained
AP: Report on NSA Brings Surveillance in Focus
NSA Again Violates the Law, by Kate Martin, Director, Center for National Security Studies
Thoughts on the Legality of the Latest NSA Surveillance Program, by Orin Kerr
"Democratic Members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce send a letter to Chairman Barton requesting a full Committee hearing to review recent reports of three telecommunications companies providing the records of millions of Americans to the National Security Agency."
Forbes.com: Callers Can't Hide - Want to chat in private? Stay off the phone.
LA Times (reg. req'd): As Tech Advances, Privacy Laws Lag -
"Businesses that use advanced tools to track data are caught between customers' expectations of privacy and official demands for access."
LA Times Editorial: Is any phone call off-limits? Latest NSA revelations show that the White House can't be trusted to draw the line on liberties.
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