FISA

Media Minutes: March 27, 2009

Candace Clement — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:35:10 -0400

The open nature of the Internet will be lost if Internet Service Providers are allowed to use a technology called Deep Packet Inspection to snoop on Internet users’ data and communications. And EFF’s “Surveillance Self-Defense” guide shows you how to legally protect your computer data against government spying.

Media Minutes (2009-03-27)

Candace Clement — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:16:28 -0400

DOJ Releases, Adjures Bush Administration Surveillance Memos

Stevie Converse — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:13:38 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Julian Sanchez
The Department of Justice has finally released closely guarded legal memoranda in which John Yoo laid the groundwork for warrantless NSA wiretapping and other key elements of the War on Terror. They're probably even worse than you thought.

Wiretap Suits Press on in the Wake of FISA Amendments

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:47:12 -0400

Full article: Ars technica
Julian Sanchez
The class-action lawsuits against telecoms accused of unlawfully participating in NSA surveillance without a court order were back before a federal judge for the first time since Congress voted to offer retroactive amnesty to the complicit firms.

ACLU Launches Wiretapping Web Ad Campaign

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:21:53 -0400

Full article: NationalJournal.com
The American Civil Liberties Union has unveiled an online advertising campaign aimed at raising awareness about the lawsuit the watchdog group filed seeking a permanent injunction that would bar the U.S. government from conducting surveillance operations under a major revision of the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

FISA Bill's Real Target: What Remains of Our Open Society

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:17:43 -0400

Full article: Los Angeles Times
Chris Hedges
The new FISA law uses terrorism as a pretext to permit wholesale spying and would seriously cripple our free press.

Bush Signs New Rules on Government Wiretapping

Holiday Shapiro — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:58:34 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
Jennifer Loven
President Bush signed a bill that overhauls rules about government eavesdropping and grants immunity to telecommunications companies that helped the U.S. spy on Americans in suspected terrorism cases.

ACLU Sues over Wiretapping Law

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:59:39 -0400

Full article: American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit to stop the government from conducting surveillance under a new wiretapping law that gives the Bush administration virtually unchecked power to intercept Americans' international e-mails and telephone calls.

FISA Compromise Passes with Obama, Clinton on Opposite Sides

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:15:51 -0400

Full article: ars technica
Julian Sanchez
The Senate overwhelmingly approved approved a controversial bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, expanding executive wiretap powers and providing retroactive immunity for telecoms. Several prominent Democrats, including Harry Reid and Hillary Clinton, broke with presidential candidate Barack Obama to oppose the bill.

Bush Wins on Spy Bill

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:03:34 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Thomas Ferraro
President George W. Bush won final congressional approval of a bill granting liability protection to telecommunication companies that took part in the warrantless domestic spying program he began after the Sept. 11 attacks.