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ACLU Official: Kerr Comments Show Privacy ‘Under Siege”

Looks like it’s not just EPIC’s Marc Rotenberg who finds Don Kerr’s definition of privacy problematic. Rotenberg called for Kerr to be fired from his position as principal deputy director of national intelligence. Here’s a reaction from Caroline Fredrickson, legislative director of the ACLU’s Washington office, who doesn’t go quite that far:

“What’s frightening is Mr. Kerr’s comments show how under siege our privacy really is — the more intrusive technology becomes, the more protective our legal framework should become. The Bush Administration seems to believe that just because they can get information, they should be able to get it, keep it, and use it without oversight.”
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