Jim Flowers' Radio Weblog


  Tuesday, March 25, 2003


Warning against TIA.

Data Expert Is Cautious About Misuse of Information. Gilman Louie, who runs a venture capital firm founded by the Central Intelligence Agency, warned of the danger of amassing a large, unified database that would be available to government investigators. By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Business]


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6:54:15 AM    

ACLU loses one on PATRIOT.

Groups Lose Challenge to Government's Broader Use of Wiretaps. An effort by a coalition of civil liberties groups to challenge the government's use of expanded surveillance authority under a post-Sept. 11 statute failed. By Linda Greenhouse. [New York Times: Business]


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6:52:59 AM