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Troubles Plague Cyberspy Defense - WSJ.comWASHINGTON -- The flagship system designed to protect the U.S. government's computer networks from cyberspies is being stymied by technical limitations and privacy concerns, according to current and former national-security officials. The latest complete version of the system, known as ...
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E-Mail Surveillance Renews Concerns in Congress - NYTimes.com | #The National Security Agency is facing renewed scrutiny over the extent of its domestic surveillance program, with critics in Congress saying its recent intercepts of the private telephone calls and e-mail messages of Americans are broader than previously acknowledged, current and former ...
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Cyberwar - Privacy May Be a Victim in Cyberdefense Plan - Series - NYTimes.comPrivacy May Be a Victim in Cyberdefense Plan WASHINGTON — A plan to create a new Pentagon cybercommand is raising significant privacy and diplomatic concerns, as the Obama administration moves ahead on efforts to protect the nation from cyberattack and to prepare for possible offensive ...
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DNI: Public trust important for cybersecurity -- Federal Computer WeekDNI: Public trust important for cybersecurity Top intell official says public must be convinced civil liberties are protected The government must convince people that it can bolster cybersecurity and protect civil liberties, the country’s top intelligence official has said. Dennis Blair, ...
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The NYT's Predictable Revelation: New FISA Law Enabled Massive Abuses | CommonDreams.orgIn The New York Times last night, James Risen and Eric Lichtblau -- the reporters who won the Pulitzer Prize for informing the nation in 2005 that the NSA was illegally spying on Americans on the orders of George Bush, a revelation that produced no consequences other than the 2008 Democratic ...
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Officials Say U.S. Wiretaps Exceeded Law - NYTimes.comOfficials Say U.S. Wiretaps Exceeded Law WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress last year, government officials said in recent interviews. ...
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CIPP Guide » NSA Breaks New Eavesdropping LawA year ago, Congress passed the Protect America Act, a broad surveillance effort allowing the National Security Agency to monitor international communications of citizens. It seems the bill wasn't broad enough, or perhaps the descriptions of what was happening were distorted. The New York Times ...
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Intelligence chief adds safeguards after wrongful intercepts - CNN.comWASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. intelligence officials said Thursday that they have added safeguards to prevent the government from unlawfully spying on U.S. citizens after a routine check of the system "detected issues that raised concerns." Intelligence officials declined to specify the nature of ...
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Head of Senate Panel Seeks Hearing on Wiretaps - NYTimes.comHead of Senate Panel Seeks Hearing on Wiretaps WASHINGTON — The head of the Senate intelligence committee said Thursday that she would hold a hearing to examine the National Security Agency ’s interception of domestic communications after new reports that recent wiretapping went beyond what ...
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Officials Say U.S. Wiretaps Exceeded Law - NYTimes.comOfficials Say U.S. Wiretaps Exceeded Law WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency intercepted private e-mail messages and phone calls of Americans in recent months on a scale that went beyond the broad legal limits established by Congress last year, government officials said in recent interviews. ...
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