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<font face="Verdana">The mandate of the review group </font><font
face="Verdana">itself </font><font face="Verdana">is flawed.....<br>
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"</font><font face="Verdana">The Review Group is seeking public
comments on all matters that the President has directed it to
examine, namely, how in light of advancements in communications
technologies, the United States can employ its technical
collection capabilities in a manner that optimally protects our
national security and advances our foreign policy.............".<br>
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No international law allows breach of privacy just to advance
foreign policy..... National security is a different matter. <br>
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parminder<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On Friday 06 September 2013 09:06 AM,
Lee W McKnight wrote:<br>
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#000000;font-size: 10pt;">FYI.<br>
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It might be interesting to attempt to formulate an igc rough
consensus submission to
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deadline.<br>
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Nah, what was I thinking : )<br>
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Lee<br>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma"
size="2"><b>From:</b> David Farber [<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dave@farber.net">dave@farber.net</a>]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 05, 2013 8:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ip<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [IP] WH Review Group on Global Signals
Intelligence Collection and Communications Technologies
Seeks Public Comment<br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium"><b>From:
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font-size:medium">Mike Liebhold <<a
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium"><b>Subject:
</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';
font-size:medium"><b>WH Review Group on Global Signals
Intelligence Collection and Communications
Technologies Seeks Public Comment</b><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium"><b>Date:
</b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica';
font-size:medium">September 5, 2013 7:39:48 PM EDT<br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium"><b>To:
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font-size:medium">Dave Farber <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:dave@farber.net"
target="_blank">dave@farber.net</a>><br>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">For IP if you wish:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://icontherecord.tumblr.com/post/60323228143/review-group-on-global-signals-intelligence"
target="_blank">http://icontherecord.tumblr.com/post/60323228143/review-group-on-global-signals-intelligence</a><br>
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Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI)<br>
<strong>Review Group on Global Signals Intelligence
Collection and Communications Technologies Seeks Public
Comment
</strong><br>
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<p><strong>September 4, 2013</strong></p>
<p>On August 12, 2013 President Obama <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/12/presidential-memorandum-reviewing-our-global-signals-intelligence-collec"
title="Presidential Memorandum -- Reviewing Our Global
Signals Intelligence Collection and Communications
Technologies" target="_blank">directed the
establishment</a> of the Review Group on Intelligence
and Communications Technologies. While the Review Group
is administratively housed at the Office of the Director
of National Intelligence (DNI), it is conducting an
independent review and will report to the President
through the DNI.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>President Obama <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/08/27/statement-press-secretary-review-group-intelligence-and-communications-t"
title="Statement by the Press Secretary on the
Review Group on Intelligence and Communications
Technology" target="_blank">met with the members of
the Review Group</a> on August 27, Richard Clarke,
Michael Morell, Geoffrey Stone, Cass Sunstein and
Peter Swire. The President thanked the Members of the
Group for taking on this important task and looks
forward to hearing from them as their work proceeds.</span></p>
<p><strong>Seeking Public Comment</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Review Group is seeking public
comments on all matters that the President has directed
it to examine, namely, how in light of advancements in
communications technologies, the United States can
employ its technical collection capabilities in a manner
that optimally protects our national security and
advances our foreign policy while respecting our
commitment to privacy and civil liberties, recognizing
our need to maintain the public trust, and reducing the
risk of unauthorized disclosure. Comments can be
provided via <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:Reviewgroup@dni.gov" target="_blank">reviewgroup@dni.gov</a>.
The deadline for public submissions is <span class="aBn">October
4, 2013</span>. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>The comments you provide to the
Review Group will be used to inform the group’s
deliberations.</span><span> </span></p>
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will be retained consistent with applicable policy and
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Providing a comment is voluntary, and implies your
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