Total Information Awareness just changed its name
TIA Lives On, By Shane Harris, National Journal, Feb. 23, 2006.
A controversial counter-terrorism program, which lawmakers halted more than two years ago amid outcries from privacy advocates, was stopped in name only and has quietly continued within the intelligence agency now fending off charges that it has violated the privacy of U.S. citizens.
See also:
- Tinker, Tailor, Miner, Spy: Why the NSA's snooping is unprecedented in scale and scope, By Shane Harris and Tim Naftali, Slate, Jan. 3, 2006.
- Democrats and Bush Aides Spar in Senate Over U.S. Spying, By Scott Shane, New York Times, February 2, 2006.
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Shane Harris on democracynow
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now had an interview Monday, February 27th, 2006 with Shane Harris. Here's the transcript, video and audio of the segment.
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