Some background: http://www.wartimeliberty.com/search.pl?topic=legislation
Text of law: http://www.politechbot.com/docs/usa.act.final.102401.html --- http://www.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,48120,00.html Terror Law Foes Mull Strategies By Declan McCullagh ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) 2:00 a.m. Nov. 3, 2001 PST WASHINGTON -- Will the FBI be able to keep its brand new set of eavesdropping and surveillance powers? President Bush recently signed a massive anti-terrorism bill, granting investigators unprecedented powers that have been applauded by police groups but condemned by civil libertarians. Because parts of the spy law are so invasive that they arguably violate Americans' privacy rights, opponents of the so-called USA Patriot Act have begun to weigh how to mount a legal challenge. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
