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| In the name of terrorism????
(I don't know about many of you, but I find much of what is being done in the name of anti-terrorism makes my hair stand on end, and my hair is so short that that is hard to happen. The following was taken from the CDT POLICY POST Volume 9, Number 1, January 9, 2003. For those of you who don't get this publication, it is a very good one to keep up with what is happening or might happen re: on-line regulation. The following is just a sample of how legislation will involve us all in ways we may or may not like. Personally, the thought of a national ID card plus a number of other things covered in this small bit of the CDT bulletin and that are in the pot does nothing to make me feel that we are going in a right direction.)
* Terrorism, Surveillance and Privacy
There have been rumblings about a PATRIOT Act II, which could propose
further expansions of government surveillance power. Meanwhile,
Congress should be pursuing oversight of the first PATRIOT Act. Much
of the implementation of that law, particularly as it affects
privacy, is shrouded in secrecy and gag orders.
Congress also should have its hands full overseeing creation of the
new Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The House Republican
leadership has announced a new select committee for oversight of
homeland security issues. CDT is urging the Administration and
Congress to immediately begin setting out privacy guidelines and
oversight mechanisms to ensure that the new department's data
analysis activities are focused, controlled and accountable, both for
effectiveness in preventing terrorism and for the protection of civil
liberties.
Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) has proposed creating a new domestic
intelligence agency to take over the FBI's duties to collect
intelligence within the United States. Sen. Edwards has emphasized
that particularly intrusive investigations by such an agency should
be subject to special controls.
The question of a national ID card will come up in the context of
proposals to standardize features of state drivers' licenses, which
will be debated in a bill reauthorizing federal highway funding.
Sen. Edwards' views on the topic:
»edwards.senate.gov/speeches/2002···-18.html
CDT's recent Policy Post on DHS: »www.cdt.org/publications/pp_8.28.shtml.
Resources on terrorism issues: »www.cdt.org/security/010911response.shtml
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JKK Age is a very high price to pay for my maturity. If I can't stay young, I can at least stay immature! |
