MESSAGE
| DATE | 2008-02-22 |
| FROM | From: "Joshua Zeidner"
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] FISA and Telco Immunity
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On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 3:01 PM, Ruben Safir wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 01:41:07PM -0700, Joshua Zeidner wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 22, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Ruben Safir wrote:
> >
> > > >
> > > > its the 'as long as' part that FISA was designed to enforce.
> > > >
> > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act
> > > >
> > > > FISA was essentially introduced as a reaction to Watergate.
> > > >
> > > Watergate was an attempt to rig an election. Survailence certainly can't be used for
> > > that purpose.
> >
> > from the ACLU site: http://www.aclu.org/safefree/spying/fisa.html
> > (credible enough for you?).
> >
> > 'The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), born after the
> > Watergate scandal, establishes how the government can secretly
> > eavesdrop on Americans in their own country in intelligence
> > investigations. It was originally passed to allow the government to
> > collect foreign intelligence information involving communications with
> > "agents of foreign powers."'
> >
> >
>
>
> How is it being broken?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSA_warrantless_surveillance_controversy
- http://www.joshuazeidner.com/
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