-Caveat Lector-
www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
--- Begin Message ----Caveat Lector-
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Reconstructing Electronic Surveillance Law Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 23:42:02 -0400 From: Daniel Solove <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Declan,
I have just posted on SSRN the latest version of my essay, Reconstructing Electronic Surveillance Law. I think that you and the Politech audience would find this essay to be of interest.
It can be downloaded at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=445180
The essay examines electronic surveillance law in light of the USA-Patriot Act. The USA-Patriot Act has sparked a fierce debate. However, the pros and cons of the USA-Patriot Act are only one part of a much larger issue: How effective is the law that regulates electronic surveillance?
The USA-Patriot Act made a number of changes in electronic surveillance law, but the most fundamental problems with the law did not begin with the USA-Patriot Act. Electronic surveillance law suffers from significant problems that predate the USA-Patriot Act. The USA-Patriot Act indeed worsened some of these problems, but surveillance law had lost its way long before. Surveillance law is thus in need of a radical reconstruction.
I explore specific difficulties with the scope, standards, and enforcement mechanisms of the electronic surveillance statutes. I then turn to the more deeply-rooted and systematic problems. Electronic surveillance law is overly intricate and complex. It has failed to keep pace in adapting to new technologies, and it provides for insufficient judicial and legislative oversight. I propose ways in which surveillance law should be reconstructed to address these problems. My solution is a radical one: Warrants supported by probable cause should be required for most uses of electronic surveillance. Furthermore, I suggest that Congress draft a charter regulating the FBI.
I am very interested in any thoughts and comments you or the Politech audience has about the essay.
Regards,
Daniel J. Solove Associate Professor of Law George Washington University Law School 2000 H St., NW Washington, DC 20052 http://www.law.gwu.edu/facweb/dsolove/
_______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply.
Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Om
--- End Message ---