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| American Civil Liberties Union: Cyber-Liberties. (http://www.aclu.org/Cyber-Liberties/Cyber-LibertiesMain.cfm) |
| Provides information on cyber-liberties issues such as data privacy, encryption, censorship, government surveillance and much more. |
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| Libraries and the Patriot Legislation. (http://www.ala.org/washoff/patriot.html) |
| American Library Association site provides guidance and suggestions to libraries on how to respond if law enforcement "knocks at the door." |
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| State Authority to use USA Patriot Act Surveillance Provisions. (http://www.consuls.org/search/t?SEARCH=state+authority+to+use+) |
| Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Legislative Research Report discusses the surveillance provisions contained in the federal USA Patriot Act (PL 107-56) and whether they would affect Connecticut state efforts to conduct electronic surveillance. |
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| Summary of Federal USA Patriot Act. (http://www.consuls.org/search/t?SEARCH=summary+of+federal+usa+patriot+act) |
| Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Legislative Research Report summarizes the new federal anti-terrorism act, the "USA Patriot Act," which became effective on October 26, 2001. The Act includes provisions on criminal laws, transporting hazardous materials, money laundering and counterfeiting, investigations and information sharing, federal grants, victims, immigration and domestic security. It also expands electronic surveillance laws, which are summarized in a separate report. |
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| Surveillance Provisions in USA Patriot Act. (http://www.consuls.org/search/t?SEARCH=surveillance+provisions+in+usa+patriot+act) |
| Connecticut General Assembly's Office of Legislative Research Report discusses the federal Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act's surveillance provisions. |