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National security classification may find reasonable term limits

donal brown September 30, 2009

For the first time, a presidential administration has said that no information may remain classified indefinitely, raising hopes that after no more than 50 years government records would be automatically declassified and intelligence records no more than 75 years from date or origin. -DB Secrecy News Federation of American Scientists CommentarySeptember 29, 2009 By Steven Aftergood “No information may remain classified indefinitely,” according to a draft of an Obama Administration executive order on national security

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Civil liberties group gains access to telecom lobbying record over surveillance program

donal brown September 28, 2009

A federal judge ordered the Obama administration to release records of telecom lobbying to obtain immunity from suits over their role in warrantless surveillance. -DB Electronic Frontier Foundation Press Release September 24, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO – A judge ordered the government Thursday to release more records about the lobbying campaign to provide immunity to the telecommunications giants that participated in the NSA’s warrantless surveillance program. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey S. White ordered the records be

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Obama asks for renewal of Patriot Act provisions sanctioning secret domestic spying

donal brown September 16, 2009

The Obama administration has notified Congress that it backs renewing provisions of the Patriot Act which expires at the end of the year. The provisions include a secret court for granting wiretaps and warrants for records – banking, library and medical. -DB Wired September 15, 2009 By David Kravets The Obama administration has told Congress it supports renewing three provisions of the Patriot Act due to expire at year’s end, measures making it easier for the

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Obama administration agrees to make White House visitor logs public

donal brown September 8, 2009

To end four lawsuits by a watchdog group, the Obama White House has reversed a policy keeping visitor logs secret now allowing news organizations and others a chance to see who is influencing administration policy on vital issues. -DB USA TODAY September 4, 2009 By Richard Wolf WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration plans to change White House policy by releasing the names of thousands of visitors whose comings and goings traditionally are kept secret by

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Homeland Security retains practice of searching travelers’ laptops without warrantHomeland Security retains practice of searching travelers’ laptops without warrant

donal brown September 1, 2009

The Customs and Border Protection officers will continue to search laptops and other electronic devices without reasonable suspicion, Janet Napolitano, head of the Department of Homeland Security said last week. -DB NextGov August 28, 2009 By Gautham Nagesh The Homeland Security Department announced on Thursday that it will continue to allow Customs and Border Protection officials to search travelers’ laptop computers and other electronic devices without suspicion of wrongdoing. The practice of searching travelers’ electronic devices

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