No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
act on a request to expedite the processing of a Freedom of Information Act that EPIC submitted to the FBI on 12 July.This was prompted by the public disclosure of the existence of Carnivore the day before. Although public details were sketchy, reports indicated that the Carnivore system could be installed at the facilities of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) and able to monitor all traffic moving through the ISP.The FBI claimed that Carnivore 'filters' data traffic and delivers to investigators only those 'packets' that they are lawfully authorized to obtain. EPIC's complaint is that, because the details remain secret, the public is being left to trust the FBI's characterization of the system and -more significantly -the FBI's compliance with legal requirements.
At an emergency hearing on 2 August, US District Judge James Robertson ordered the FBI to report back to the court by 16 August and to identify the amount of material at issue and the Bureau's schedule for releasing it. The FBI subsequently reported that 3000 pages of responsive material were located, but it refused to commit to a date for completion of processing. EPIC immediately filed a motion requiring department plans to release the results of a 'independent review' of the Carnivore system. The review was proposed by the Attorney General as a possible way of demonstrating that concerns about the privacy implications of the technology were unfounded. Some universities have since expressed concern about bidding for the study contract on the grounds that proposed conditions for undertaking it might not result in a full disclosure of the outcome.
In response to EPIC's motion, the Justice Department and the FBI have moved to dismiss the lawsuit, claiming that the court has no authority to order the disclosure of Carnivore documents by any particular date. EPIC has responded to the government motion and further developments are awaited. EPIC believes that the proposed 'independent review' is no substitute for public disclosure of information concerning Carnivore, consistent with the requirement of the US Freedom of Information Act.
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## 428 may also be distributed to third parties for unrelated purposes on an opt-out basis. Such provisions will erode consumer control over the collection and use of highly detailed profiles. EPIC calls for consumer and privacy groups to be provided with a more active and involved role in developin
## 428 may also be distributed to third parties for unrelated purposes on an opt-out basis. Such provisions will erode consumer control over the collection and use of highly detailed profiles. EPIC calls for consumer and privacy groups to be provided with a more active and involved role in developin