FC: Congressmen spar over police administrative subpoena-snooping bill

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

[Also Rep. Bill McCollum, hardly a friend of privacy, has been defending it 
in the House. --Declan]


http://www.cluebot.com/article.pl?sid=00/10/20/2341243&mode=nested

   Congressmen Duel Over Police Snooping Bill
   posted by cicero on Friday October 20, @11:31PM
   from the with-friends-like-these dept.

   Privacy defenders and privacy invaders spent this week sparring
   over a bill called the Presidential Threat Protection Act of
   2000. Already approved by the Senate, it's set to be voted on by the
   House shortly. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the wiretap-happy senator
   who likes to pose as an occasional friend of civil liberties, is a
   sponsor, as is Orrin Hatch, a Utah Republican who's been trying to
   buff his image among geeks. Rep. Bob Barr (R-Georgia) may be on a
   campaign to ban abortion and indict Democrats, but at least he's
   usually a reliable ally when limiting government surveillance; he
   opposes the measure. The bill would allow police to obtain records on
   you from third parties (think ISP, telephone company) without a search
   warrant. It's designed to be used against violent criminals, but it
   sets a dangerous precedent. See letters below.

Letters from Barr opposing and McCollum supporting:
http://www.cluebot.com/article.pl?sid=00/10/20/2341243&mode=nested




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