The delicate balance between protecting security and eroding civil liberties under U.S Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
Introduction In this week's entry, I will be discussing a piece of U.S legislation that has been in place, since the Carter Administration in the United States circa 1978. I realize I have several readers, from all over the world, including the U.S who read my blog on weekly basis. This law is applicable to readers outside of the U.S, but will only make sense to you are familiar with U.S statutory laws. It applies to both U.S and non-U.S citizens equally, but from a civil liberties standpoint ONLY if you are U.S citizen. The first question your probably asking is what is this law about and how does it apply to computers? The answer to that in short, is according to most Criminal Justice textbooks, FISA is a law that dictates how and when the U.S is able to conduct electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence and national security purposes outside of the U.S. It's been the subject of frequent debate [1] here in the U.S, in post 9/11 world on, whether or not there is enough