Senate Passes Amendment Requiring Gov’t Data Mining Report

“Federal agencies that collect personal and other information on American citizens would be required to report on those activities to Congress as part of a proposal coauthored by Senators Russell Feingold (D-Wisc.) and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) that has passed the U.S. Senate.” [Link]

  • See H.R. 4567, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.
  • See also related legislation, Data-Mining Reporting Act of 2003 (Introduced in Senate July 31, 2003).
  • Posted in: Congress, E-Government, Privacy