WASHINGTON -- The government surveillance stories that have filled the headlines in recent months aren't isolated incidents, but rather reflect a widening gap between the technology that collects sensitive personal data and the laws designed to protect that data against government misuse, a new report finds.
The National Security Agency's domestic spying program, the Justice Department's efforts to obtain millions of Internet search records, the government's use of cell phones to track suspects, and other developments highlight the law's failure to keep pace with technological advances, according to ''Digital Search & Seizure: Updating Privacy Protections to Keep Pace with Technology," a report released today by the Center for Democracy & Technology. The report suggests that technology is making government surveillance easier, not harder, and that stronger protections are needed if innocent Americans are to retain their privacy rights.
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Digital Technology Makes Surveillance Easier; Stronger Laws Needed, Report Finds
on Thursday 23 February 2006 - 05:41:00 | by DrHook
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