Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists: A Framework for Program Assessment

by National Research Council and National Academies

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 privacy law to assess how privacy can be protected...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309124883
• ISBN13: 9780309124881
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"