Smith Bill Raises Police Power Concerns
For Alan Davidson, the associate director of the Center for Democracy and Technology, the greater issue involving H.R. 3482 — the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2001 — is not increased surveillance of Internet users by Internet service providers (ISPs), but, rather, giving greater police powers to law enforcement agencies. The bill passed the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday and now awaits a floor vote of the full membership. Full Story