IP: Congress, NSA butt heads over Echelon

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

Lets see if the amendment gets passed in the Congress. djf


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> Date: Sat, 05 Jun 1999 08:33:11 +0000
> From: "Robert J. Berger" <rberger () ibd com>
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> http://www.fcw.com/pubs/fcw/1999/0531/web-nsa-6-3-99.html
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> Congress has squared off with the National Security Agency over a
> top-secret U.S. global electronic surveillance program, requesting top
> intelligence officials to report on the legal standards used to
> prevent privacy abuses against U.S. citizens.
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> According to an amendment to the fiscal 2000 Intelligence
> Authorization Act proposed last month by Rep. Bob Barr (R-Ga.), the
> director of Central Intelligence, the director of NSA and the attorney
> general must submit a report within 60 days of the bill becoming law
> that outlines the legal standards being employed to safeguard the
> privacy of American citizens against Project Echelon.