From EPIC:
EPIC filed a “friend of the court” brief, urging a federal appeals court to protect the privacy of innocent individuals who were inadvertently recorded on federal wiretaps. In SEC v. Rajaratnam, a trial court judge ordered disclosure of all wiretaps conducted in a criminal investigation, even though a court has yet to rule on the recordings’ legality or relevance. EPIC noted that “hundreds of thousands of individuals are recorded on wiretaps every year,” and “80% of those personal communications are wholly unrelated to criminal activity.” For more information, see EPIC Wiretapping.