NSA Questioned on Scope of Domestic Spying
Media
Paper Defends Story on NSA Phone Program()
May 18, 2006 A week ago, USA Today reported that the National Security Agency had been secretly collecting the phone-call records of tens of millions of Americans using data provided by three major phone companies. Other newspapers soon confirmed the NSA had built up the database. But a few days later, the phone companies started issuing denials -- denials that have gaps of their own. Now some readers want to know whether USA Today still stands by its story.
Safeguarding Privacy While Mining Data()
May 18, 2006 The government possesses powerful data-mining technology to find patterns that could help catch suspected terrorists. But it must use it in a way that doesn't hurt ordinary Americans, the head of a government advisory panel says.
Politics
Q&A: The NSA's Domestic Eavesdropping Program()
May 17, 2006 Revelations continue about the National Security Agency's domestic eavesdropping program, thanks to congressional pressure, lawsuits and press reports. Here's a look at what we know, and what we don't know, about what the NSA has been up to.
Law
Documenting the NSA Debate()
May 17, 2006 The National Security Agency's domestic wiretapping program and collection of telephone records have sparked a furious debate over privacy. Read transcripts, documents and statements that highlight some of the key elements of the debate.
How Will NSA Wiretapping Affect Hayden Nomination?()
May 15, 2006 A report that the National Security Agency secretly tracked millions of Americans' phone calls continues to cause an uproar on Capitol Hill. Guests discuss what effect the report may have on the confirmation of Gen. Michael Hayden to head the CIA. Hayden is the former head of the NSA.
U.S.
Lawmakers Seek Details of NSA Phone Project()
May 12, 2006 News of domestic data-gathering by the National Security Agency dominates Capitol Hill for a second day. Lawmakers have had plenty of opportunity to ask the former head of the NSA, Gen. Michael Hayden, about the operation: Hayden is campaigning for Senate confirmation as director of the CIA.
Analysis
Tracking Patterns in Database of Millions of Calls()
May 11, 2006 Tracking and analyzing domestic phone calls would require pattern-recognition software and intense traffic analysis, two of the newest tools in the intelligence trade. Steven M. Bellovin, computer science professor at Columbia University, says the National Security Agency would have to use such techniques to analyze the huge databases turned over to the NSA by phone companies. Robert Siegel talks with Bellovin.
Senate Panel Debates NSA Domestic Phone Taps()
May 11, 2006 Reports that the National Security Agency has compiled a database of telephone numbers with the help of U.S. phone companies leads the Senate Judiciary Committee to table its agenda for an immediate debate over the allegations. Lawmakers decried what they described as preparations for the surveillance of domestic phone calls.
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