Nsa Wiretapping

NYR: Who's In Big Brother's Database?

The New York Review of Books | James Bamford | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books


James Bamford The New York Review of Books From the forthcoming November 5th issue The Secret Sentry: The Untold History of the National Security A...

Setting the Record Straight on Warrantless Wiretapping Program

Sen. Dianne Feinstein | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics


Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Strong intelligence tools are necessary to keep us secure. But those tools must be transparent to Congress, subject to legal review from the Executive Branch, and fully consistent with the law.

NSA Ill-Suited for Domestic Cybersecurity Role

Frank Naif | Posted 07.17.2009 | Politics


Frank Naif

Does the federal government need to be involved in coordinating private sector cybersecurity? Perhaps, but only in a coordinating role.

Harman "Disappointed" By NSA Wiretapping She Voted To Allow

Think Progress | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics


On Sunday, CQ reported that the NSA had wiretapped Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), listening in on a call in which she apparently offered a quid pro quo to a...

Senate Panel To Investigate NSA Wiretapping Violations

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday that the panel would hold a hearing to get to the bottom of reports tha...

NSA Wiretapping: Justice Department Reining It In

AP | PAMELA HESS | Posted 05.17.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday that the panel would hold a hearing to get to the bottom of reports tha...

Did NSA Illegally Wiretap A Scholar? Congressional Panel Wants To Know

New York Times | ERIC LICHTBLAU and JAMES RISEN | Posted 01.07.2009 | Home


WASHINGTON -- A Congressional oversight panel plans to ask the National Security Agency to start an investigation into new evidence that the agency il...

FISA: Got Questions, Will (Help) Pay For Answers

Charlie Reina | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics


Charlie Reina

We need to know why the president was so hot to do the tele-spying the way they did. Why go outside FISA? Why circumvent a law that already allowed them to tap all they wanted, effectively without restraint?

We Need to Know the Truth About the NSA Spy Program

Sen. Barbara Boxer | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics


Sen. Barbara Boxer

The Bush administration trampled on the Constitution, and we are not doing anything in the FISA bill to provide real accountability. If we vote for this legislation, we are perpetuating a cover-up.

Bush: Give Telecom Firms Immunity For Wiretapping

Associated Press | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home


President Bush said Wednesday that he will not sign a new eavesdropping bill if it does not grant retroactive immunity to U.S. telecommunications comp...

Telecoms And Bush Team Up For Another Drive For Wiretapping Immunity

New York Times | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


Whether telecommunication utilities should have legal immunity for having helped the National Security Agency conduct eavesdropping without warrants e...