October 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

IP: USSID 18 - Procedures on NSA collection data on "U.S. persons"(fwd)
by Eugene Leitl 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

-- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://www.lrz.de/~ui22204/">leitl</a> ______________________________________________________________ ICBMTO: N48 04'14.8'' E11 36'41.2'' http://www.lrz.de/~ui22204 57F9CFD3: ED90 0433 EB74 E4A9 537F CFF5 86E7 629B 57F9 CFD3 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 16:54:18 -0400 From: David Farber <dave(a)farber.net> Reply-To: farber(a)cis.upenn.edu To: ip-sub-1(a)majordomo.pobox.com Subject: IP: USSID 18 - Procedures on NSA collection data on "U.S. persons" >Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 11:52:34 -0500 >From: John Lyon <jelyon(a)jelyon.com> >To: dave(a)farber.net >X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.472) > >Out of curiosity I went hunting for info on the United States Signals >Intelligence Directives (USSIDs) I had to be aware of in a former line of work. > >Much to my surprise, USSID 18, which outlines procedures for the NSA's >collection of data on "U.S. persons" was declassified just over a year ago. > >I thought the document might be of interest to IPers, especially at this time. > >An introduction, and links to the archives can be found at: > > http://cipherwar.com/news/00/nsa_surveillance.htm > >(From the site above:) > >In the aftermath of revelations in the 1970s about NSA interception of the >communications of anti-war and other political activists new procedures >were established governing the interception of communications involving >Americans. The version of USSID 18 currently in force was issued in July >1993 and "prescribes policies and procedures and assigns responsibilities >to ensure that the missions and functions of the United States SIGINT >System (USSS) are conducted in a manner that safeguards the constitutional >rights of U.S. persons." > >(And a bit from USSID 18, itself - any errors in transcription are my fault:) > >SECTION 1 - PREFACE > >1.1. (U) The Fourth Amendment ot the Unites States Constitution protects >all U.S. persons anywhere in the world and all persons within the United >States from unreasonable searches and seizures by any person or agency >acting on behalf of the U.S. Government. The Supreme Court has ruled that >the interception of electronic communications is a search and seizure >within the meaning of the Fourth Amendment. It is therefore mandatory that >signals intelligence (SIGINT) operations be conducted pursuant to >procedures which meet the reasonableness requirements of the fourth >amendment. > >1.2. (U) In determining whether United States SIGING System (USSS) >operations are "reasonable," it is necessary to balance the U.S. >Government's need for foreign intelligence information and the privacy >interests of persons protected by the Fourth Amendment. Striking that >balance has consumed much time and effort by all branches of the United >States Government. The results of that effort are reflected in the >references listed in Section 2 below. Together, these references require >the minimization of U.S. person information collected, processed, retained >or disseminated by the USSS. The purpose of this document is to implement >these minimization requirements. > >1.3. (U) Several themes run throughout this USSID. The most important is >that intelligence operation and the protection of constitutional rights are >not incompatible. It is not necessary to deny legitimate foreign >intelligence collection or suppress legitimate foreign intelligence >information to protect the Fourth Amendment rights of U.S. Persons. > >1.4. (U) Finally, these minimization procedures implement the >constitutional principle of "reasonableness" by giving different categories >of individuals and entities different levels of protection. These levels >range from the stringent protection accorded U.S. citizens and permanent >resident aliens in the United States to provisions relating to foreign >diplomats in the U.S. These differences reflect yet another main theme of >these procedures, that is, that the focus of all foreign intelligence >operation is on foreign entities and persons. >------------------------------------------------------------------------- >JEL > For archives see: http://lists.elistx.com/archives/interesting-people/

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Plots inside of plots inside of ---
by Anonymous 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

I wonder if the anthrax incidence will go down once the (anti) terrorism bill gets signed.

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Very important question: Is Mr. bin Laden a leftie?
by Dr. Evil 13 Oct '01

13 Oct '01

I have the impression, from the small number of photos and videos that I have seen, that Mr. bin Laden may be sinister, in the literal sense of the word. Does anyone have information on this? This leads to the obvious question: if you're firing an AK left-handed, how do you avoid getting brass stuck in your beard? The curious want to know.

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RE: Evil Empire meets Evil Disease
by Paul E. Robichaux 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

Obviously the work of the Linux community. -----Original Message----- From: Nomen Nescio [mailto:nobody@dizum.com] Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 7:10 PM To: cypherpunks(a)lne.com Subject: Evil Empire meets Evil Disease CNN is reporting at 8 PM EDT that the Reno, Nevada office of Microsoft Licensing Incorporated, which handles product licensing agreements for Microsoft, has received a suspicious letter which has been found to be contaminated with anthrax.

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12 Oct '01

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12 Oct '01

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Evil Empire meets Evil Disease
by Nomen Nescio 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

CNN is reporting at 8 PM EDT that the Reno, Nevada office of Microsoft Licensing Incorporated, which handles product licensing agreements for Microsoft, has received a suspicious letter which has been found to be contaminated with anthrax.

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Re: House update on anti-terror bills: Look out
by mmotyka＠lsil.com 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

Declan McCullagh <declan(a)well.com> wrote : > From a House staffer: > >>Friends, less than 20 minutes ago the House leadership announced we would >>be considering the Senate bill which has none of the privacy protections >>that Bob Barr and others worked to put in the House bill an contains >>language attacking financial privacy and even allowing the government >>expanded access to educational records. Votes on the rule are expected >>soon and killing the rule is the best way to kill this bill. > Perfectly understandable actions on the part of our "representatives" considering that they panicked a month ago and haven't been in their right minds since - most of them anyway. Feingold and Barr seem to be more stable than the average bear. The totally infuriating part is that it will take decades to undo the damage they're doing in a few short weeks. Mike

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Re: FBI myopia == crypto/steganography?
by mmotyka＠lsil.com 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

citizenq(a)hushmail.com wrote : > > Perhaps just more evidence that the problem has been enough > meat-based intelligence to understand the shit that's just > sitting around in plain sight. The biggest contribution to > the disaster of 9/11 was "Intelligence" ineptness, and the > 2nd biggest threat to > this country is "Intelligence" > blaming it on our 'freedom' (disintegrating though it may be.) > We do have a problem with our faith in technology. In all fairness though, I would bet that there are people in the Bureau who are saying "I told you so." It's tough to compete for airtime and budget no matter what organization you're talking about. > 'freedom' (disintegrating though it may be.) > I assign the attacks on civil liberties to a sorry combination of panic and opportunism. It's disgusting and shows how weak we are. If those proposing these measures had any courage or honor or respect for their country they would be eager to open a substantial debate both in public and in session. Instead, they are using chaos and panic to avoid responsibility. The brevity of the list of those who want to debate these issues honestly is far more depressing than all of the violence of the past month. See the reports on the sales of anti-depressants and sleep aids. Mike

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Feingold amendment
by Steve Schear 12 Oct '01

12 Oct '01

The Feindgold amendment to S1510 (The Senate Anti-Terrorism Bill), which would have subjected LE requests for personal (medical, educational and library) and business records to a higher level of judicial scrutiny and stricter state provisions, was just tabled (defeated) by a vote of 89 to 8. Our only hope is in the House-Senate committee charged with working out differences between the two bills. steve

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