Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council, Committee on National Statistics, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Committee on Law and Justice, Division on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Technical and Privacy Dimensions of Information for Terrorism Prevention and Other National GoalsAll U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data—such as phone records or Web sites visited—should be required to evaluate the programs'' effectiveness, lawfulness, and impacts on privacy. A framework is offered that agencies can use to evaluate such information-based programs, both classified and unclassified. The book urges Congress to re-examine existing pri...
All U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data—such as phone records or Web sites visited—should be required to evaluate the programs'' effectiveness, lawfulness, and impacts on privacy. A framework is offered that agencies can use to evaluate such information-based programs, both classified and unclassified. The book urges Congress to re-examine existing pri...
