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from The Wall Street Journal
A controversial proposal to create a government dragnet, sweeping up millions of
records about U.S. citizens, was signed into effect earlier this year after much
debate. The rules allow the National Counterterrorism Center to examine the
government files of U.S. citizens for possible criminal behavior, even if there
is no reason to suspect them.
Through Freedom of Information Act requests and interviews with officials at
numerous agencies, The Wall Street Journal has reconstructed the clash over the
counterterrorism program within the administration of President Obama. The
debate was a confrontation between some who viewed it as a matter of
efficiency--how long to keep data, for instance, or where it should be
stored--and others who saw it as granting authority for unprecedented government
surveillance of U.S. citizens.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324478304578171623040640006.html?mod=djemalertNEWS
from The Wall Street Journal
A controversial proposal to create a government dragnet, sweeping up millions of
records about U.S. citizens, was signed into effect earlier this year after much
debate. The rules allow the National Counterterrorism Center to examine the
government files of U.S. citizens for possible criminal behavior, even if there
is no reason to suspect them.
Through Freedom of Information Act requests and interviews with officials at
numerous agencies, The Wall Street Journal has reconstructed the clash over the
counterterrorism program within the administration of President Obama. The
debate was a confrontation between some who viewed it as a matter of
efficiency--how long to keep data, for instance, or where it should be
stored--and others who saw it as granting authority for unprecedented government
surveillance of U.S. citizens.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324478304578171623040640006.html?mod=djemalertNEWS
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