Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (Nov 2013)

Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board

November 4, 2013
9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-10-25/pdf/2013-25103.pdf

The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) will conduct a public hearing with current and former government officials and others to address the activities and responsibilities of the executive and judicial branches of the federal government regarding the government’s counterterrorism surveillance programs.

This hearing will continue the PCLOB’s study of the federal government’s surveillance programs operated pursuant to Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act and Section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Recommendations for changes to these programs and the operations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court will be considered at the hearing to ensure that counterterrorism efforts properly balance the need to protect privacy and civil liberties.