Reining in the Patriot Act

October 20, 2003 - Privacy News

The Security and Freedom Ensured Act (S. 1709), legislation being introduced into the Senate, is designed to rein in some of the broad law enforcement powers that were granted via the Patriot Act.

Senators from both the Republican and Democratic parties are concerned that government snooping is undermining civil liberties unneccessarily.

Among the provisions: tighter controls on when law enforcement may secretly enter your home when looking for evidence; tighter controls on roving wiretaps; and more protections for library book records.

More information is available at <http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,112981,00.asp>.

Last updated October 20, 2003