IP: AGENCY DEFENDS PLAN TO GATHER INFORMATION from Edupage

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

The National Security Agency (NSA) recently defended itself in a
letter to Congress, claiming that all of its activities under the
Echelon satellite-surveillance program are conducted lawfully.
The agency has come under fire recently from the European
Parliament, which accused the NSA of using intelligence for the
benefit of American industry. The European Parliament also
contends that ordinary European and American citizens are being
spied upon. The American Civil Liberties Union has recently
requested congressional hearings on the matter.
(New York Times, 28 Feb 2000)