Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/28/1731235 Posted by: ScuttleMonkey, on 2005-11-28 20:23:00 drDugan writes "The Washington Post is reporting the next phase of American progress authorizing intelligence agencies to spy on law-abiding citizens without oversight. Primarily, new legislation allows an '[1]intelligence exception' to the [2]privacy act 'allowing the FBI and others to share information gathered about U.S. citizens with the Pentagon, CIA and other intelligence agencies, as long as the data is deemed to be related to foreign intelligence. Backers say the measure is needed to strengthen investigations into terrorism or weapons of mass destruction.'" References 1. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/26/AR2005112600... 57.html 2. http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/privstat.htm ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.leitl.org 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature which had a name of signature.asc]