Thursday, May 03, 2007

FISA Immunity for Telecom Firms Slammed

Via UPI.

The ACLU Tuesday warned that a new bill would give U.S. telecom companies immunity for participating in illegal surveillance.

The American Civil Liberties Union was commenting on proposals to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that have been submitted to the U.S. Congress by the Department of Justice and U.S. intelligence community officials. The amendments look like they will pass Congress, but they have infuriated U.S. civil-rights groups.

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