Abstract

The Capacity To Spy On Us All

Comments on the proposal by U.S. President Jimmy Carter to increase the federal government's control over individual citizens through intelligence agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency. Threats to the constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech and association; Development of a computerized information system for agencies; Proposed legislation that would immunize federal officials from civil suits involving wiretapping and investigation activities; Approval on the use of hidden surveillance cameras and other electronic surveillance systems; Provisions of the Official Secrets Act and its implications; Cases of imprisonment for espionage and theft of government information; Risks relating to the invasion of privacy.