EFF sues to overturn FISA Amendment Act

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited October 2008 in Science & Tech
The 2008 amendment to the Federal Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 gave telecoms retroactive immunity from lawsuits related to assisting the government in its domestic wiretapping program. Since it was signed into law, there has been significant controversy over the constitutionality of the act which is said to deprive citizens of due process in cases where privacy has been violated. The EFF,... Continue reading

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  • mas0nmas0n howdy Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    Woohoo!
  • WinfreyWinfrey waddafuh Missouri Icrontian
    edited October 2008
    They really need to get rid of a lot of FISA amendments. Hopefully this gets some attention and accomplishes something. After 9/11 FISA became a hostile document to U.S. citizen's rights to privacy.

    Can we fix this please?
  • NiGHTS
    edited October 2008
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