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Uproar Over Electronic Surveillance
The hottest topics on the technology front this week were electronic surveillance and data mining aimed at catching terrorists. The Bush administration announced a change in course for one controversial program even as concerns about another one arose.
The administration announced that it will begin getting permission from a secret court charged with handling requests for surveillance warrants on U.S. soil. Previously, it has bypassed the court, engendering criticism of the program.
Civil libertarians, meanwhile, urged Congress to investigate the Pentagon's just-disclosed use of anti-terrorism law to collect financial records of American citizens and those suspected of terrorism or espionage in the United States.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was grilled about both programs during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.
Other topics covered in this week's podcast include the number of names on the "no-fly" list, the call for a study of Internet pornography, and the FCC chairman's agenda for 2007.
Posted by Technology Daily on January 19, 2007 10:51 AM | Permalink
