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    A forthcoming government database will compile information from all federal agencies and the private sector on people deemed possible terrorist threats, President Bush said Tuesday evening.

  • Ashcroft resigns attorney general's post

    John Ashcroft, who was a proponent of encryption and privacy as a U.S. senator and a champion of expanded Internet surveillance as the nation's attorney general, resigned on Tuesday.

  • eTerrorism: Weighing security against liberties

    Part 2: No prosecutions under new security laws have been reported, but critics say aggressive investigations and public overreaction have had a chilling effect on personal freedoms.

  • US National ID cards on the way?

    A recent vote in Congress endorsing standardised, electronically readable driver's licenses has raised fears about whether the proposal would usher in what amounts to a national ID card.

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  • Uncloaking the US Patriot Act

    More information is dribbling out about the exercise of extraordinary powers granted to federal police since Sept 11. We unmask the Patriot Act.

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