FISA isn’t the worst of it

[SusanLarson]

Source: Clarksville Online

FISA is just the latest salvo in an attempt to install a surveillance society in America. Don’t let anger at the Bush administration and Fear Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) over the NSA blind you to a much larger problem. We need a comprehensive national policy on data collection and its use in both the public & private sectors. Privacy rights and the associated laws must be clarified and strengthened, taking into account the complexities of modern technologies. The wall between government and private industry must also be restored.

Theoretically, U.S. laws and policies restrict the government’s use of dossiers on individual citizens who are not under criminal investigation. President Carter’s Executive order 12036 prohibited domestic surveillance. There are no such laws preventing private companies from doing so, as long as they ensure that specific protected pieces of data (your social security number, for example) aren’t lost or stolen or otherwise compromised. And some people in the intelligence community have been trying to get their hands on that commercial data for years.

Read more: http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2008/02/25/fisa-isnt-the-worst-of-it/

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Datamining is evil, it does not matter if it's done by the government or private industry.

[lapfog_1]

1. Yeah, I've been sitting on an idea that would allow

for a huge increase in surveillance without a major investment in equipment or changing any laws.

I'm afraid to even patent it because someone would actually read the patent application and implement it.

I thought of it as a possible way to track kidnappers in case of an Amber alert.

[leQ]

2. who's the editor of that paper?

" its use in bonth the public & private sectors" - in bonth??

*psst* to susan: it's datamining dear.

i'm really trying not to be a bitch today.

[SusanLarson]

3. leQ

They fixed that already thanks though. Fixed the mining. I have a friend in the hospital and somewhat distracted...

[Karenina]

4. Welcome to DU, Susan!

And thank you for this EXCELLENT post!!! :toast: It's clear, concise and comprehensive. K&R!!!

Sending good vibes to you and your friend from across the Big Pond! :hug:

[BadgerKid]

5. (sarcasm) Oh yeah, orgs. have been SO effective protecting SSNs

http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm#CP

[Karenina]

6. EXACTAMUNDO! Can we get a 5th rec here?

Bitte?

[Donnachaidh]

7. welcome to DU Susan! Excellent post!

Thoughts and prayers for your hospitalized friend.

[Lint Head]

8. The criminals in the White House say it is justified because we

are at war. Well, number one, we are not 'at war'. We are Occupying another country. Number two, terrorism is a tactic used by criminals not an enemy. We are in Iraq because of a lie. These programs are being implemented because of lies! What a fascist state this nation has become. I am sad for my country and the people that have to suffer because of the criminals in our precious White House. :dem: