Experts Differ About Surveillance and Privacy

EXPERTS DIFFER ABOUT SURVEILLANCE AND PRIVACY
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Scott Shane]
Legal experts squared off before Congress on Wednesday about the National Security Agency’s domestic surveillance program, offering radically different views on whether changes in the law are needed to allow eavesdropping on terror suspects without violating Americans’ privacy. Wednesday’s hearing was the latest sign that Congress was reasserting its role in overseeing sensitive counterterrorist surveillance programs, despite President Bush’s argument that he has the inherent constitutional authority to order eavesdropping without court approval. The discussion on Wednesday underscored the uncertainty, even among experts, about the security agency’s practices at a time when the Internet is reshaping communications.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/20/washington/20intel.html
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