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Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia, Andrew Crocker | February 11, 2022

We Need Answers About the CIA’s Mass Surveillance

The Central Intelligence Agency has been collecting American’s private data without any oversight or even the minimal legal safeguards that apply to the NSA and FBI, an unconstitutional affront to our civil liberties. According to a declassified report released yesterday by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), the...

Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | July 8, 2019

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Signals It Will investigate NSA Surveillance, Facial Recognition, and Terror Watchlists

After a long dormant stretch, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) has signaled it’s ready to tackle another big review of government surveillance and overreach. The PCLOB, an independent agency in the executive branch, last published a 2014 report on warrantless surveillance of the Internet by the...

Document | February 25, 2010

CIA_Part081.pdf

This is a 5-page letter dated 9/29/2008 from the Inspector General of CIA to the Inspector General for the Director of National Intelligence relating to a Report of Investigation. It includes a letter from the CIA Inspector General to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board....

Document | February 25, 2010

CIA_Part080.pdf

This is a 7-page letter dated 8/7/2008 from an Associate General Counsel of CIA to the Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board for the second quarter of 2008. The letter discusses 8 "reportable items." The CIA has redacted all information about these items, even though the letter notes...

Document | February 25, 2010

CIA_Part009.pdf

August 22, 2001 Letter to Acting Chair of Intelligence Oversight Board, enclosing Semiannual Report to Director of Central Intelligence - January to June 2001

Document | February 25, 2010

CIA_Part028.pdf

March 15, 2002 Letter from CIA Office of General Counsel to Chair of IOB regarding quarterly report for fourth quarter of 2001 — letter notes there are no "reportable items" but "three informational items of significant interest." Unfortunately, all information about these...

Document | February 25, 2010

CIA_Part026.pdf

March 2, 2002 Letter from CIA Acting Deputy Inspector General to Acting Chair of Intelligence Oversight Board, enclosing Semiannual Report to Director of Central Intelligence for July to December 2001.

Document | February 25, 2010

CIA_Part037.pdf

Semiannual Report to Director of Central Intelligence - July to December 2002 — This report mentions that a "Special Assessment was issued on Agency compliance with Executive Order 12333 with respect to electronic surveillance and physical searches directed at US persons." However, all...

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