Tag: FISA

Think Tanks: Your mail isn’t safe from Big Brother

Washington Examiner · December 1, 2014 5:00 am

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, in a ruling last month against the NSA, noted that "the government does not cite a single instance in which analysis of the NSA's bulk metadata collection actually stopped an imminent attack, or otherwise aided the government in achieving any objective that was time-sensitive in nature." (AP File)

NSA’s mass surveillance proves pointless

Steve Chapman · January 19, 2014 5:00 am

A presidential advisory panel has recommended dozens of changes to the government's surveillance programs, including stripping the NSA of its ability to store Americans' telephone records and requiring a court to sign off on the individual searches of phone and Internet data. (AP/Patrick Semansky)

National Security

Advisory panel recommends more oversight for NSA

Julie Pace · December 19, 2013 5:00 am

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Courthouse in Philadelphia on Nov. 5. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Attorney General Eric Holder blocked IG seeking Fast and Furious, FISA documents

Michal Conger · November 22, 2013 5:00 am