The Center for Democracy & Technology today released a report outlining a series of privacy and legal questions that surround the government computer monitoring system known as “Einstein.” The report calls on the Administration to release information about the legal authority for Einstein, the role of the nation’s top spy agency, the National Security Agency, in its development and operation, and the impact of Einstein on the privacy.
CDT’s Report on Einstein Cybersecurity System [PDF], July 28, 2009:
http://www.cdt.org/security/20090728_einstein_rpt.pdf