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The art of surveillance has been practised throughout history. Sun Tzu's The Art of War, for example, written in the fifth century BC, contains a chapter on The Use of Spies where he describes the different ways spies may be used to monitor enemy forces.
The most crucial development that has taken place with the rise of democratic states over the last two to three hundred years is that the focus of state surveillance has shifted from external threats to the monitoring of the state's own population...
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Guantanamo lawyers claim US government eavesdropped on client meetings
May 7, 2008
[JURIST] Lawyers for Guantanamo detainees claim that the US government of has eavesdropped on conversations with their clients [CCR press release], according to court papers filed Tuesday by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) [advocacy website]. The filing came as part of a 2007 Freedom of.... [more]
Record number of FISA warrants issued in 2007: DOJ
May 1, 2008
[JURIST] The number of surveillance and search warrants approved by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) [FJC backgrounder] increased again in 2007 to a record 2,370 warrants, according to a report [PDF text] released Wednesday by the US Department of Justice. The 2007 figure was up.... [more]
DOJ charges retired US Army engineer in Israel spy conspiracy
April 22, 2008
[JURIST] Federal authorities have arrested and charged [DOJ press release] 84-year-old American citizen Ben-Ami Kadish on four counts of conspiracy to disclose US defense and nuclear weaponry documents to Israel and to act as an Israeli agent, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website].... [more]
Federal appeals judge appointed to top post at FISA review court
April 14, 2008
[JURIST] Bruce Selya [official profile], a senior circuit judge for the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has been designated as presiding judge of the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review [FJC backgrounder]. The designation was made by US Chief Justice John Roberts [Oyez.... [more]
Pakistan government urged to release secret terror detainees
April 13, 2008
[JURIST] A Pakistani rights group Sunday urged Pakistan's new government to immediately release dozens of people secretly detained by spy agencies as part of President Pervez Musharraf's cooperation with the US [USIP backgrounder] in its "war on terror" [JURIST news archive]. Defense of Human.... [more]
Chertoff says DHS moving ahead with domestic spy satellite program
April 12, 2008
[JURIST] US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Michael Chertoff [official profile] said Friday that DHS will move forward with plans to use spy satellites as part of a domestic intelligence program designed to assist law enforcement agencies. In his response to concerns [press.... [more]
Military commission charges confirmed against Afghan Guantanamo Bay detainee
April 7, 2008
[JURIST] The US Department of Defense said Monday that charges have been referred [press release] against Afghan Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Mohammed Kamin, who is accused of providing material support to terrorism [sworn charges, PDF; JURIST report]. If convicted, Kamin faces a.... [more]
Mukasey urges compromise on new surveillance bill
March 22, 2008
[JURIST] US Attorney General Michael Mukasey [official profile] said Friday that he was willing to compromise with Congress on legislation amending the Foreign Intelligence Security Act [text; JURIST news archive] but that the legislature would have to provide a "workable bill". Mukasey said that.... [more]
RIAA facing racketeering, fraud, spying claims over anti-piracy tactics
March 16, 2008
[JURIST] The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) [trade website] is facing allegations of racketeering, fraud, and illegal spying after an Oregon woman on Friday added claims [amended complaint] to an existing lawsuit against the RIAA, several recording companies, and data.... [more]
House passes FISA amendment bill without immunity term as Bush veto looms
March 14, 2008
[JURIST] A controversial bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Security Act [JURIST news archive] narrowly passed the US House of Representatives Friday in the face of a White House threat to veto it. By 213-197 [roll call] House Democrats pushed through new surveillance regulations [HR 3773 text.... [more]
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 | Mohammed Kamin Guantanamo charges [US DOD]
March 12, 2008 | |
| | Warrantless wiretapping documents ruling [US FISC]
December 11, 2007 | |
| | Israel lobbyists spying case testimony ruling [US DC]
November 2, 2007 | |
| | Patriot Act search and surveillance provisions ruling [US DC]
September 26, 2007 | |
| | FISC records release consideration order [US FISC]
August 18, 2007 | |
| | Protect America Act 2007 [US Senate]
August 6, 2007 | |
| | NSA domestic spying cases order [US DC]
July 25, 2007 | |
| | Public video surveillance opinion [COE ECDL]
July 11, 2007 | |
| | Domestic surveillance challenge ruling [6th Circuit]
July 6, 2007 | |
| | 2006 Wiretap Report [AOUSC]
May 2, 2007 | |
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| | Pelosi FISA amendments remarks [US House]
March 14, 2008 | |
| | Bush FISA amendments bill remarks [White House]
March 14, 2008 | |
| | FISA Reform [ABA]
March 4, 2008 | |
| | FISA amendments statement [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
February 29, 2008 | |
| | The Constitutionality of FISA [Duke Law School]
February 20, 2008 | |
| | Bush statement on FISA amendment bill [White House]
February 13, 2008 | |
| | Terrorism, Congress and the President [Harvard Law School]
November 14, 2007 | |
| | Wiretapping subpoenas compliance press conference [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
August 21, 2007 | |
| | Warrantless wiretapping subpoenas authorization [US Senate Judiciary Comm.]
June 21, 2007 | |
| | Constitutional limitations on domestic surveillance [US House Judiciary Comm.]
June 21, 2007 | |
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