The NSA Report: Liberty and Security in a Changing World

President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, The, Richard A. Clarke, Michael J. Morell, Geoffrey R. Stone, Cass R. Sunstein, Peter Swire

Princeton University Press, Mar 31, 2014 - Political Science - 288 pages

The official report that has shaped the international debate about NSA surveillance

"We cannot discount the risk, in light of the lessons of our own history, that at some point in the future, high-level government officials will decide that this massive database of extraordinarily sensitive private information is there for the plucking. Americans must never make the mistake of wholly 'trusting' our public officials."—The NSA Report

This is the official report that is helping shape the international debate about the unprecedented surveillance activities of the National Security Agency. Commissioned by President Obama following disclosures by former NSA contractor Edward J. Snowden, and written by a preeminent group of intelligence and legal experts, the report examines the extent of NSA programs and calls for dozens of urgent and practical reforms. The result is a blueprint showing how the government can reaffirm its commitment to privacy and civil liberties—without compromising national security.

Contents

• Principles: 1
• Lessons of History: 10
• Reforming Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Directed at United States Persons: 34
• Reforming Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Directed at NonUnited States Persons: 81
• Determining What Intelligence Should Be Collected and How: 112
• Organizational Reform in Light of Changing Communications Technology: 125
• Global Communications Technology Promoting Prosperity Security and Openness in a Networked World: 154
• Protecting What We Do Collect: 176
• Conclusion: 199
• The Legal Standards for Government Access to Communications: 201
• Overview of NSA Privacy Protections Under FAA 702 Overview of NSA Privacy Protections Under EO 12333: 205
• US Intelligence Multiple Layers of Rules and Oversight: 207
• Avenues for Whistleblowers in the Intelligence Community: 208
• US Government Role in Current Encryption Standards: 209
• Review Group Briefings and Meetings: 213
• Glossary: 216
• Index: 227

About the author

Richard A. Clarke served as a national security official under presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Michael J. Morell is a former deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Geoffrey R. Stone is the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago Law School. Cass R. Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard University. Peter Swire is the Nancy J. and Lawrence P. Huang Professor in the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The NSA Report: Liberty and Security in a Changing World
• Authors: President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies, The, Richard A. Clarke, Michael J. Morell, Geoffrey R. Stone, Cass R. Sunstein, Peter Swire
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Princeton University Press, 2014
• ISBN: 1400851270, 9781400851270
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Internet / Online Safety & Privacy; Law / Privacy; Political Science / Intelligence & Espionage; Political Science / International Relations / General; Political Science / Security (National & International); Political Science / Terrorism