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STRATEGIES ON THE

SURVEILLANCETOPIC

Rich Edwards

Baylor University

2015-16 National Policy Topic

Resolved: The United tates !ederal"overn#ent sho$ld s$%stantially c$rtail itsdo#estic s$rveillance&


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OUTWEIGHS PRIVACY

CONCERNScott 'lic() *Pro!&) +aw) ,o!stra U&).N/.N + 3URN+) 2015) 46&o$rth #end#ent reasona%lenesssho$ld %e viewed contet$ally and

assessed $nder partic$lar !acts andcirc$#stances& .n the contet o! thethreatened $se o! certain 7/s) it ishard to i#a"ine a "overn#entalinterest #ore co#pellin" than thepreservation and protection o! society

!ro# eistential threats) #assivedestr$ction) or catastrophic loss o!li!e) which is clearly a constit$tionalval$e o! the 8hi"hest order o!#a"nit$de&9 .ndeed) rticle . o! the

;onstit$tion i#poses an a


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POWER TO DEFEND THE

NATION IS VITAL ohn East#an) *Pro!&) +aw) ;hap#an U&) The President has a$thority o! his owndirectly !ro# rticle .. o! the ;onstit$tion)a$thority that cannot %e restricted %y anct o! ;on"ress& The open =$estion is

whether the a%ility to cond$cts$rveillance o! ene#y co##$nicationsd$rin" ti#e o! war) even i! one end o!those co##$nications is within the%orders o! the United tates) is part o!the President>s constit$tionala$thority& & & &,ere>s the r$lin" %y the hi"hest co$rt tohave considered the iss$e) directly onpoint: 8e ta(e !or "ranted that thePresident does have ?inherent a$thority

to cond$ct warrantless searches too%tain !orei n intelli ence in!or#ation

a%le at: http:AAwww&cato-$n%o$nd&or"A2010A0A11ACohn-east#anAs$rveillance-o$r-ene#ies-d$rin"-warti#e-i#-shoc

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PROPER RESPONSE TO

SURVEILLANCE/avid Brin) *Ph&/&)Physics) U& ;ali!ornia) an/ie"o) /37ET.;URE.++N;E) 2015) D4&

Those who derideso$sveillance as 8$topian9i"nore one !act: .t>s whatalready wor(ed& The "reatenli"hten#ent #ethod o!

reciprocal acco$nta%ilityand adversariallydeter#ined tr$th levelin" the playin" Feld

%y pittin" elites a"ainst


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Panopticon nalo"y .s ron"

Gees Boers#a) *Pro!&) ocial cience) U University)#sterda#) .NTERNET N/ URE.++N;E: T,E;,++EN'E 3 EB 2&0 N/ 3;.+ 7E/.) 2012) D&

There are a$thors who want to de#olish the #etaphoro! the panopticon and do not Fnd it $se!$l !or eplainin"conte#porary s$rveillance and networ(ed !or#s o!s$rveillance& They ar"$e that s$rveillance syste#s s$ch

as the .nternet are decentraliHed !or#s o! s$rveillance)whereas the notion o! the panopticon ass$#escentraliHed data collection and control& 8;ertainly)s$rveillance today is #ore decentraliHed) less s$%Cect tospatial and te#poral constraints *location) ti#e o! day)

etc&) and less or"aniHed than ever %e!ore %y the


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People /on>t ;are

iva aidhyanathan) *Pres&) 7edia t$dies) U&ir"inia) T,E '33'+.IT.3N 3 EERJT,.N') 2012)112& The !orces at wor( in E$rope) North #erica)and #$ch o! the rest o! the world are the opposite o!

a Panopticon: they involve not the s$%Cection o! theindivid$al to the "aHe o! a sin"le) centraliHeda$thority) %$t the s$rveillance o! the individ$al)potentially %y all) always %y #any& e have a

8cryptopticon9 *!or lac( o! a %etter word& Unli(eBentha#>s prisoners) we don>t (now all the ways inwhich we are %ein" watched or proFled we si#ply(now that we are& nd we don>t re"$late o$r%ehavior $nder the "aHe o! s$rveillance: instead) wedon>t see# to care&


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$rveillance 7ay ct$ally

Pro#ote ;reativityiva aidhyanathan) *Pro!&) 7edia t$dies) U& ir"inia) ,E/'E,3' RE.E) pr& 2015&http:AAwww&iasc-c$lt$re&or"AT,RA T,RKarticleK2015Kprin"Kaidhyanathan&php

People will act as they wish re"ardless o! the n$#%er o! ca#eras pointed at the#& Thetho$sands o! s$rveillance ca#eras in +ondon and New Jor( ;ity do not deter theeccentric and avant-"arde& Today) the ea#ple o! reality television s$""ests that there

#ay even %e a positive correlation %etween the n$#%er o! ca#eras and o%serverswatchin" s$%Cects and their willin"ness to act stran"ely and relin=$ish all pretensions o!di"nity& There is no e#pirical reason to %elieve that awareness o! s$rveillance li#its thei#a"ination or stiLes creativity in a #ar(et econo#y in an open) non-totalitarian state&

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People ant to Be een

ohn 'illio#) *Pro!&) Political cience) 3hio U&) UPER..3N: N .NTR3/U;T.3N T3 T,E URE.++N;E 3;.ETJ) 2014) M& People $se social networ(in" sites tosee and %e seen& Rather than %ein" a prisonli(e panopticon where trapped people!ollow the r$les %eca$se they>re a!raid so#eone is watchin") with ace%oo( and

si#ilar sites people are pro%a%ly #ore a!raid that no one is watchin") that no onecares what they>re $p to& o) #any $sers discipline the#selves in a diOerent way%y div$l"in" as #$ch as possi%le a%o$t their lives and tho$"hts& .n this #edi$#)%ein" connected #eans actively and so#eti#es o%sessively participatin")even i! the content is shallow or trite&


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ynopticon .s a Better

7etaphor ac( 'olds#ith) *Pro!&) +aw) ,arvard +aw chool) P3ERN/ ;3NTR.NT) 2012) 206& The direction o! thepanopticon can %e reversed) however) creatin" a8synopticon9 in which #any can watch one) incl$din"the "overn#ent& & & & This new #edia content can %e%roadcast on the .nternet and thro$"h other channels to

"ive citiHens synoptical power over the "overn#ent apower that so#e descri%e as 8so$sveillance9 *watchin"!ro# %elow& These and related !or#s o! watchin" canhave a disciplinin" eOect on "overn#ent a(in to Brin>s

reciprocal transparency&


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$rveillance +i#its the Police

tate

;aren 7orrison) *Pro!&) +aw) 'eor"ia tate U&) 3URN+

3 ;..+ R.',T N/ E;3N37.; /EE+3P7ENT) inter2015) D6M& .! there were a record o! everythin" that everhappened) we co$ld (now the tr$th& e co$ld (nowwhat really happened %etween Trayvon 7artin and'eor"e Ii##er#an on that ni"ht in e%r$ary 2012& ewo$ld %e a%le to solve all the $nsolved shootin"s anddisappearances and !a$lty eyewitness identiFcations&


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$rve ance soProtects+olita B$c(ner-.nniss) *Pro!&) +aw) ;leveland-7arshall;olle"e o! +aw) ./E3 URE.++N;E ,.TE.TNEE) ept& 40) 2012& http:AAinnissLs&%lo"spot&co#A2012A0Avideo-s$rveillance-as-

white-witnesses&ht#l& ;onte#porary video s$rveillance video !$lFlls a si#ilarvaloriHin" !$nction !or people who wo$ld %e little li(elyto %e %elieved in a %attle o! diver"ent recollections& Thisis perhaps nowhere #ore clear than in the case o! video

s$rveillance in retail stores& hile the presence o! s$chtechnolo"y #ay $pset so#e people) . a# oddlyco#!orted %y it& airly o!ten . a# the o%Cect o! closeh$#an o%servation when . enter s$ch stores& . a#) #ore

o!ten than . care to ac(nowled"e *it is e#%arrassin")reall !ollowed % store sec$rit or s$% ected to

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No Evidence !or the

t$ltiFcation Thesis/avid (lans(y) *Pro!&) +aw) tan!ord +aw chool);+.3RN. + RE.E) 3ct& 201M) 10D& Thewidespread acceptance o! the st$ltiFcation thesis owes

so#ethin") at least a#on" acade#ics) to its resonancewith 7ichel o$ca$lt>s h$"ely inL$ential ar"$#ent thatpower is eercised in #odern societies thro$"h8disciplinary9 processes #odeled conscio$sly or

$nconscio$sly on ere#y Bentha#>s Panopticon&Nonetheless) as Neil Richards notes) clai#s a%o$t thechillin" eOects o! s$rveillance $lti#ately are 8e#pirical&9nd it is stri(in" how little e#pirical s$pport has %een#arshaled !or the st$ltiFcation thesis&


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No Evidence !or the

t$ltiFcation Thesis/avid (lans(y) *Pro!&) +aw) tan!ord +aw chool);+.3RN. + RE.E) 3ct& 201M) 10& Not only ise#pirical s$pport !or the st$ltiFcation thesis li#ited)

there is so#e s$""estive evidence a"ainst it& Thatevidence %e"ins with a pheno#enon that is all aro$nd$s: the sharin" o! personal in!or#ation on the .nternet)especially thro$"h social #edia) and especially %y the

yo$n"&


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No Evidence !or thet$ltiFcation Thesis

/avid (lans(y) *Pro!&) +aw) tan!ord +aw chool);+.3RN. + RE.E) 3ct& 201M) 10& People=$ic(ly %eco#e acc$sto#ed to #onitorin" and theni"nore it& o#ethin" si#ilar happens when cri#inals$spects are recorded when tal(in" to the police& +awen!orce#ent o


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'overn#ent .s Not the 7ain Threat

/avid (lans(y) *Pro!&) +aw) tan!ord +aw chool);+.3RN. + RE.E) 3ct& 201M) 10& /i"italnatives #ay thin( diOerently a%o$t privacy than theirelders& *or one thin") they are li(ely to worry #orea%o$t #onitorin" %y their parents than %y the"overn#ent or %y corporations& Reasons to do$%t thest$ltiFcation thesis are not li#ited to the yo$n") tho$"h&or ea#ple) a st$dy o! "overn#ent e#ployees in

;anada s$""ested that !reedo# o! in!or#ation laws contrary to !ears do not aOect the =$antity or the=$ality o! record-(eepin" or intra-"overn#entalco##$nication& That will co#e as little s$rprise to

anyone who $ses e#ail on a wor(place networ( s$%Cectto e#ployer #onitorin": evidence o! sel!-censorship on


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hy Blind the

'overn#enttephen ch$lho!er) *Pro!&) +aw) ander%ilt U& +aw

chool) 73RE EENT.+ T,N EER: T,E 3URT,7EN/7ENT .N T,E TENTJ-.RT ;ENTURJ) 2012) 5&Beca$se .nternet %rowsin" and on-line shoppin" alreadyepose #$ch o! o$r lives to co##ercial data %an(s) inways over which we have al#ost no control) why sho$ld"overn#ent o


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atchin" the atchers

/avid Brin) *Ph&/&) Physics) U& ;ali!ornia) an /ie"o)/37ET.; URE.++N;E) 2015) D2& 8. do not want tolive in a world where everythin" . do and say isrecorded)9 proclai#ed nowden) with $nintended irony)

as he ripped veils oO those he disli(ed& B$t as . held in The Transparent ociety) the answer isn>t to cower orhide !ro# Bi" Brother) nor to %lind o$r watchdo"s& Thesol$tion is to answer s$rveillance with so$sveillance ?therecordin" o! events %y their participants@) or loo(in"%ac( at the #i"hty !ro# %elow& ,oldin" li"htacco$nta%le with reciprocal li"ht& +ettin" o$r watchdo"ssee %$t i#posin" cho(e-chain li#its on what they do&

That distinction is cr$cial& .nstead o! o%sessin" on what

the B. and N #ay (now) let>s de#and Ferce tools o!


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7ass $rveillance .s an

lternative to Racial ProFlin"

;aren 7orrison) *Pro!&) +aw) 'eor"ia tate U&) 3URN+3 ;..+ R.',T N/ E;3N37.; /EE+3P7ENT) inter2015) D61-D62& .! everyone were e=$ally s$rveilled) it#i"ht achieve what Randall Gennedy s$""ested so#eyears a"o: rather than %$rdenin" partic$lar individ$als

with a Qracial ta)Q $niversal s$rveillance wo$ld increasetaes across the %oard& .t is the sa#e ar"$#ent that can%e #ade in !avor o! police chec(points - everyone is alittle %it inconvenienced so that a !ew dont have to %e

sin"led o$t and %ear the %$rden !or everyone else&


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$st and UnC$st +aws

7artin +$ther Gin") r&) +ETTER R37 B.R7.N',7 .+) 164& http:AAwww&a!rica&$penn&ed$ArticlesK'enA+etterKBir#in"ha#&ht#l

+et $s consider a #ore concrete ea#ple o! C$st and$nC$st laws& n $nC$st law is a code that a n$#erical or

power #aCority "ro$p co#pels a #inority "ro$p to o%ey%$t does not #a(e %indin" on itsel!& This is diOerence#ade le"al& By the sa#e to(en) a C$st law is a code thata #aCority co#pels a #inority to !ollow and that it is

willin" to !ollow itsel!&

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The Best nswer to $rveillance .s 7ore$rveillance

/avid Brin) *Ph&/&) pace cience) U& ;ali!ornia at an/ie"o) NE J3RG T.7E) $ly 25) 2014& Retrieved pr&14) 2015 !ro# Neis& .t is !allacio$s to %ase o$r !reedo#and sa!ety $pon %lindin" o! elites& irst) can yo$ na#e

one ti#e in h$#an annals when that act$ally happenedhen those on top !orsoo( any powers o! vision or%id)and yo$ll drive it $nder"ro$nd& s the a$thor Ro%ert,einlein said) the chie! eOect o! a privacy law is to

#a(e the ?spy@ %$"s s#aller& nd s#aller they%eco#eS aster than 7oores +aw) ca#eras "et cheaper)%etter) #ore #o%ile) #ore n$#ero$s and s#aller eachyear& .! laws %anish s$ch thin"s) who will %e thwarted3nly nor#al !ol() while elites "overn#ent) corporate)wealth) cri#inal and !orei"n will have the new

SURVEILLANCE ESSENTIAL


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SURVEILLANCE ESSENTIALTO STOP CYBER ATTACKS

Nirode 7ohanty) *ssociate Editor).nternational o$rnal in

Teleco##$nications andNetwor(in") R/.;+.7 .N .+7:

REUR'EN;E N/ R7..;T.3N)2012) M0& .n cy%erattac(s) da#a"ecan ran"e !ro# an individ$alco#p$ter #al!$nctionin") todistortin" an entire co$ntry>s cellphone networ(s) Ca##in"espiona"e) co##$nications) andnavi"ational satellites) or crashin"its electrical "rid or air tra


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ATTACK IS LIKELY

Roland ,eic(ero) *Pro!&) wedish National /e!ense;olle"e) T,E /RG ./E 3 T,E .NTERNET: 3N;JBER T,RET N/ .N3R7T.3N RRE) 2014)14& .n a 2004 intelli"ence report on cy%er de!ence %ythe U&& Navy the !ollowin" esti#ate was done: "ro$p o! so#e thirty hac(ers) strate"ically located andwith a %$d"et o! less than 10 #illion U&& dollars)co$ld sh$t down lar"e parts o! the criticalin!rastr$ct$re in the United tates in a well co-

ordinated attac(&


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FIFTEEN MINUTES IS ENOUGH

Richard ;lar(e) *Pro!&) ec$rity t$dies) ,arvard U&)

;JBER R: T,E NET T,RET T3 NT.3N+ E;UR.TJ

N/ ,T T3 /3 B3UT .T) 2012) 6D-6& Power will not

co#e %ac( $p %eca$se n$clear plants have "one into

sec$re loc(down and #any conventional plants havehad their "enerators per#anently da#a"ed& ,i"h-

tension trans#ission lines on several (ey ro$tes have

ca$"ht Fre and #elted& Una%le to "et cash !ro# T7s or

%an( %ranches) so#e #ericans will %e"in to lootstores& Police and e#er"ency services will %e

overwhel#ed& .n all the wars #erica has !o$"ht) no

nation has ever done this (ind o! da#a"e to o$r cities&

sophisticated cy%er war attac( %y one o! several nation-


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FIFTEEN MINUTES IS ENOUGH

The Econo#ist) ;JBER;R.7E) 201M) 1M2& hat will cy%er

war loo( li(e .n a new %oo( Richard ;lar(e) a !or#er

hite ,o$se staOer in char"e o! co$nterterroris# and

cy%ersec$rity) envisa"es a catastrophic %rea(down

within 15 #in$tes& ;o#p$ter %$"s %rin" down #ilitarye-#ail syste#s oil reFneries and pipelines eplode air-

tra


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NEW DARK AGE

Paul Day, (IT Specialist & White Hat Hacker/Founder, P/H-U!a"a#ine$, %') *TT*%+ TH T)UTH *'UT DIIT*.

%)I!, %') W*)F*) *D 0)!T

SPI, 1234, 56 When 74 per cent o8 the 9orld:s

in8or;ation is di"ital, it doesn:t take ;uch to tip the e9 Dark *"e?6 I8 cy


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MASS PANIC

hane ,arris) *ellow) New #erica o$ndation)VR: T,E R.E 3 T,E 7.+.TRJ-.NTERNET

;37P+E) 201M) 1M1& ?B$sh ad#& id) ohn 7cconnell)

disc$ssin" a cy%er terror attac(@: The trillions o!

dollars that sloshed aro$nd the world every day did so

thro$"h co#p$ter networ(s& The 8#oney9 was really

C$st data& .t was %alances in acco$nts& distri%$ted

networ( o! electronic led"ers that (ept trac( o! who%o$"ht and sold what) who #oved #oney where) and

to who#& ;orr$pt C$st a portion o! that in!or#ation) or

destroy it) and #ass panic wo$ld ens$e) 7c;onnell

said& hole econo#ies co$ld collapse C$st !or lac( o!


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MILITARY SYSTEMS AT RISK

Nirode 7ohanty) *ssociate Editor) .nternational o$rnal in Teleco##$nications and Networ(in")

R/.;+.7 .N .+7: REUR'EN;E N/

R7..;T.3N) 2012) 55-56& N$clear weapons and

so#e #ilitary installations #ay not %e physically

connected to the territories where terrorists reside)

%$t even with the %est co#p$ter sec$rity) encryption)

decryption) and Frewalls) co#p$ters and the .nternetare v$lnera%le to cy%ercri#es and hac(in"& ny

%attleFeld) %$siness) and Fnancial syste#s) pl$s

tra


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CRIPPLE THE U.S.

Gevin ree#an) *r& ellow) ;enter !or ec$rity Policy)

'7E P+N: ,3 T3 PR3TE;T J3URE+ R37 T,E

;37.N' ;JBER-E;3N37.; TT;G) 201M) 16& .n

an$ary 2014 the secretary o! ho#eland sec$rity) anet Napolitano) warned that a cy%erattac( !ro#

a%road co$ld cripple the United tates& he #entioned

the possi%ility o! a 8cy%er A11)9 which she said co$ld

happen 8i##inently9 and threaten water) electricity)

and "as !or #ericans&


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ESSENTIAL TO STOP

TERRORISMPa$l toc(ton) *U&& Undersecretaryo! /e!ense !or ,o#eland ec$rity)B33T 3N T,E 'R3UN/ 3R EJE .N

T,E GJ) ,o$se ,r"&) pr& 1D) 2012)

& /r$" tra


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IS ESSENTIAL TO STOP

TERRORISMda# allwor() */) U& o! ;hica"o+aw chool) 3UT,ERNUN.ER.TJ + RE.E) all2014) 4& ;o#%atin" terrorist

Fnancin" is an essential ele#ento! United tates and "lo%alco$nterterroris# eOorts&.nternational terrorist networ(sre=$ire !$nds to s$pport theirin!rastr$ct$res& .t ta(es #oney torecr$it and train terrorists) proc$reweapons and sa!e-ho$ses) pay !ortravel) s$pport !a#ilies o! so-called

Q#artyrs)Q iss$e propa"anda) and


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ESSENTIAL TO

IMMIGRATION REFORM/aniel 7orales) *Pro!&) +aw)/ePa$l U& ;olle"e o! +aw)N3RT,ETERN

UN.ER.TJ + RE.E;3++3WUJ) $ly 2014) 46&;o#prehensive i##i"rationre!or# law will e#er"e--i! atall--!ro# the !ollowin"

%ar"ain: conservatives willa"ree to le"aliHe #illions o!Qille"alQ i##i"rants inechan"e !or li%erals

a"ree#ent to #ore ro%$st


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TOPICALITY

ARGUMENTSRich Edwards

Baylor University2015-16 National Policy Topic

Resolved: The United tates !ederal"overn#ent sho$ld s$%stantially red$ce itsdo#estic s$rveillance&


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Likely Topicli!yA"#$%e&!'

8$%stantially9 #eans #ore than 25X o! theU&& pop$lation

8$%stantially9 #eans witho$t #aterial=$aliFcation

8;$rtail9 does not #ean a%olition

8;$rtail9 does not #ean sel!-restraint

8.ts9 #eans the U&& !ederal "overn#ent)

not local police or state wel!are a"encies8/o#estic9 #eans not !orei"n

$rveillance is not s$pervision

$rveillance watches people) not pro"ra#sor reso$rces

CASE RESPONSES


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CASE RESPONSES

TO PARTICULARAFFIRMATIVE CASES

Rich Edwards

Baylor University

2015-16 National Policy Topic

Resolved: The United tates !ederal"overn#ent sho$ld s$%stantially c$rtail itsdo#estic s$rveillance&


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REFORM

ohn Bates) *U&& /istrict ;o$rt $d"e Y /ir&) d#inistrative3


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BULK COLLECTION ohn .n"lis) */ir&) National ec$rity"ency) TREN'T,EN.N'PR.;J R.',T N/ NT.3N+E;UR.TJ: 3ER.',T 3 .URE.++N;E PR3'R7)enate $diciary ;o##& ,earin")

$ly 41) 2014) 55& .n si#ple ter#s)yo$ are loo(in" !or a needle) inthis case a n$#%er) in a haystac(&B$t not C$st any n$#%er& Jo$ wantto #a(e a !oc$sed =$ery a"ainst

a %ody o! data that ret$rns onlythose n$#%ers that areconnected to the one yo$ havereasona%le s$spicion is connectedto a terrorist "ro$p& B$t $nless

yo$ have the haystac( in thiscase all the records o! who called


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BIG DATA/aniel ;astro) */ir&) ;enter !or /ata

.nnovation) B.' /T TU/J) 7ar& 41)201M) 5&

$nda#entally) data analysis helps peopleand or"aniHations #a(e %etter decisions& .nthe private sector) these decisions #ay

ta(e the !or# o! a co#pany %$yin" !ro#one vendor instead o! another) a !ar#erplantin" at a partic$lar place and ti#e) or aperson at ho#e choosin" to %rin" an$#%rella on an o$tin"& Gey decisions in the

"overn#ent that can %e aided with dataanalysis incl$de deter#inin" whichpro"ra#s to c$t) which co#panies to a$dit)and which %$siness processes toi#ple#ent& 'overn#ent has an i#portantrole to play in enco$ra"in" %i" data $se inFelds incl$din" health care) ed$cation)

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PRIVATI(E THE TSA

Bennie Tho#pson) *U&& Representative) 7ississippi) E7.N.N' T> 7N'E7ENT 3 T,E ;REEN.N' PRTNER,.P PR3'R7),o$se ,r"&) $ly 2) 201M) 6&

!ter A11 it was clear to the vast #aCority o! 7e#%ers o! ;on"ressand the B$sh ad#inistration that transitionin" to a ederal screener

wor(!orce was the ri"ht thin" to do !or the sec$rity o! o$r Nation&nd) it wor(ed& There has not %een a s$ccess!$l attac( a"ainst o$raviation syste# on U&& soil since A11&


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FBI INFORMANTS

Bea$ Barnes) */ ;andidate) Boston U&chool o! +aw) B3T3N UN.ER.TJ +RE.E) 3ct& 2012) 1646& TheeOectiveness o! conFdential in!or#ants inho#e"rown terroris# investi"ations is%orne o$t %y statistics& 3ne st$dy !o$nd

that approi#ately sity-two percent o! theprosec$tions in the F!ty hi"hest proFleterrorist plots since 2001 relied onconFdential in!or#ants& nother st$dyea#ined ei"hty-nine thwarted do#esticterrorist plots) Fndin" that sity-si Qwereprevented at least in part as a res$lt o! thewor( o! $ndercover a"ents and in!or#ants)or tips !ro# the p$%lic&Q pproi#ately F!typercent o! terroris# prosec$tions since200 have involved in!or#ants&

Pa$l perry) *or#erashin"ton B$rea$;hie!) .NET3R>BU.NE /.+J) e%&20) 2015) 15& Between2010 and 2014) the3%a#a ad#inistrationi#ported al#ost400)000 new i##i"rants!ro# 7$sli# nations


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SURVEILLANCE

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SURVEILLANCE

;hris chla") */ ;andidate)UN.ER.TJ 3 P.TTBUR', 3URN+3 TE;,N3+3'J + Y P3+.;J) pr&2014) D-& /rone s$rveillance !eat$resincl$de technolo"ies s$ch as

a$to#ated o%Cect detection) 'Ps$rveillance) "i"apiel ca#eras) andenhanced i#a"e resol$tion& /$e to itsrelative cost eOectiveness) droneaerial s$rveillance has =$ic(ly %eco#ethe #ost e


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CYBER ATTACKSNichol Perlroth) *taO) NE J3RG T.7E)ept& 5) 2014& Retrieved e%& 14) 2015 !ro#http:AAwww&nyti#es&co#A2014A0A06A$sAnsa-!oils-#$ch-internet-encryption&ht#lpa"ewantedZallYKrZ0& The N&&&) whichhas specialiHed in code-%rea(in" since itscreation in 152) sees that tas( as essentialto its #ission& .! it cannot decipher the#essa"es o! terrorists) !orei"n spies andother adversaries) the United tates will %eat serio$s ris() a"ency o


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GEOLOCATION

SURVEILLANCEtephanie Pell) *Pro!&) ;y%erEthics) U&& 7ilitary cade#y atest Point>s ;y%er .nstit$te)

,RR/ 3URN+ 3 + Y TE;,N3+3'J) all 201M) 5M&Passive interception technolo"ythat once cost tens o! tho$sands

o! dollars can now %e %$ilt atho#e !or as little as [15&i#ilarly) whereas cell$larinterception was once a %lac( artpracticed %y those in the

intelli"ence co##$nity) today)

FAMILIAL DNA


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FAMILIAL DNA;olin 7cerrin) */ ;andidate) Teas esleyan chool o! +aw) TE E+EJN + RE.E)pr& 2014) D4& The cases o! the8Bind) Tort$re) Gill9 *8BTG9serial (iller and the 8'ri#

leeper9 (iller are two proliFcea#ples o! law en!orce#entand prosec$tors $sin" /Nevidence to identi!y andevent$ally convict s$spects& .n%oth cases) however) law

en!orce#ent identiFed theirs$spects $sin" !a#ilialsearchin"&


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SURVEILLANCE#erican ssociation o! P$%lic

3pinion Research) T,E PR3 N/;3N 3 7G.N' T,E ;ENUBUREU> 7ER.;N ;377UN.TJUREJ 3+UNTRJ) ,o$se3versi"ht and 'overn#ent Re!or#

;o##& ,earin") 7ar& 6) 2012) 4M& .naddition) the otin" Ri"hts ct relieson ; data to #a(e deter#inations$nder section 204) which re=$ires

C$risdictions with a hi"h percenta"e

o! people who are not En"lishlan"$a"e proFcient to oOer %ilin"$alvotin" #aterials& Both the"overn#ent and %$siness sectorrely on ; data to help ens$reappropriate e#ploy#ent


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SURVEILLANCE

7ichelle 'il#an) *Pro!&)+aw) U& Balti#ore choolo! +aw) BR33G+JN +RE.E) $##er 2012)

141& el!aread#inistration is hi"hlydevolved in that statesand localities have "reatdiscretion in how they

str$ct$re their wel!arepro"ra#s&

IRS SURVEILLANCE


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IRS SURVEILLANCE

U&& .nternal Reven$e ervice) Restriction o!Political ;a#pai"n .ntervention %y ection501*c*4 Ta-Ee#pt 3r"aniHations) an& 6)2016&)!!p*++,,,-i"'-#o.+C)"i!ie'/0/No&/P"o1!'+C)"i!2le/O"#&i3!io&'+T)e/Re'!"ic!io&/o4/Poli!icl/C%pi#&/I&

!e".e&!io&/2y/Sec!io&/56789:c89;89:


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EDUCATIONAL

SURVEILLANCEBill ,a##ond) *taO) NE J3RG /.+JNE) $ly ) 201M) 2& ;hannelin" TeaParty paranoia) ?Ro% storino@ !ra#es the

whole thin" as a ashin"ton plot: QJo$cant tell #e its not the !ederal"overn#ents lon" ar# into ed$cation)here& .t tr$ly is&Q No) it tr$ly is not& .n !act)the ;o##on ;ore was created %y o


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MUSLIM CHARITIESa# dels%er") */ ;andidate) ,RR/NT.3N+ E;UR.TJ 3URN+) 2014) 2&hile ,$#anitarian +aw ProCect hi"hli"htedthe "overn#ents %road a$thority toprosec$te $nder the #aterial s$pport

stat$te) a s$rvey o! cases Fled a"ainstde!endants who have alle"edly provided#aterial s$pport to !orei"n terroristor"aniHations s$""ests that the"overn#ent does not p$rs$e all individ$als

within the reach o! this stat$te& .nstead) the"eneral pattern o! prosec$tion indicatesthat the "overn#ent typically tar"etsindivid$als who satis!y three #orerestrictive criteria: *1 they provide direct)

o!ten physical) s$pport to terrorist activity


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SURVEILLANCE

onathan ;a$l(ins) *Pro!&) P$%lic Policy);arne"ie 7ellon U&) 7R.UN+E'+.IT.3N: ,T EERJ3NENEE/ T3 GN3) 2012) 11M-115&7a(in" a dr$" le"al does not entirely

eli#inate the law-en!orce#ent pro%le#&ny re"$lation or any ta strict eno$"hor hi"h eno$"h to act$ally restrict orchan"e %ehavior will !ace deFance andre=$ire en!orce#ent& %o$t a #illion

and a hal! arrests are #ade each yearon the char"e o! drivin" $nder theinL$ence o! alcohol: nearly twice as#any as !or all #ariC$ana violationsco#%ined& Thats in addition to arrests!or sales to #inors) possession %y


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ATTORNEY/CLIENT

CONTACT7ichelle 7al(in) *nalyst) .ndependent .nstit$te) T,E+ET> +ENT.NE T3 /E.NT .,/-ENB+ER +JNNETERT) e%& D) 2014& Retrieved 7ay 5) 2015 !ro#http:AA#ichelle#al(in&co#A201MA02A0DAthe-le!ts-valentine-to-deFant-Cihad-ena%ler-lynne-stewartA

& tewart was convicted in 2005 o! helpin" terrorist 3#ar%del Rah#an ] the #$rdero$s Blind hei( ] s#$""lecoded #essa"es o! .sla#ic violence to o$tside !ollowers in

violation o! an eplicit pled"e to a%ide %y her client>sco$rt-ordered isolation& Rah#an) tewart>s 8politicalclient)9 had called on 7$sli#s to 8destroy9 the est)8%$rn their co#panies) eli#inate their interests) sin( theirships) shoot down their planes) (ill the# on the sea) air or
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