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28 September 2009 10 Comments

Congress Moves to Rein in Illegal Wiretaps

The JUSTICE Act, short for the Judicious Use of Surveillance Tools in Counterterrorism Efforts Act, was brought to my attention today. The JUSTICE Act seeks to put constraints on the Bush-era USA Patriot Act and FISA Act Amendment which drove national security efforts here at home post-9/11.

In the past, I have been a very vocal critic of the previous administration and their liberal assumption of power not explicitly granted to them by the Constitution. Namely, the use of these powers was, in my book, impeachable offenses. That Administration has come and gone, but the PATRIOT Act and FISA still haunt us to this day.

We in the technology community should be alarmed.

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11 October 2004 Comments Off

FBI Seizes Media Organization Server

Apparently, the Patriot Act is in full swing. The FBI seized the server hard drives of an independent media organization. No apparent reason has been given, though the FBI blames the incident on international cooperation with Swiss and Italian demands. However, Italian sources blame the U.S. and Britain. Regardless, the ability to shut down and [...]

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