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Network Accountability For The Domestic Intelligence Apparatus, Danielle Keats Citron, Frank Pasquale
Network Accountability For The Domestic Intelligence Apparatus, Danielle Keats Citron, Frank Pasquale
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A new domestic intelligence network has made vast amounts of data available to federal and state agencies and law enforcement officials. The network is anchored by “fusion centers,” novel sites of intergovernmental collaboration that generate and share intelligence and information. Several fusion centers have generated controversy for engaging in extraordinary measures that place citizens on watch lists, invade citizens’ privacy, and chill free expression. In addition to eroding civil liberties, fusion center overreach has resulted in wasted resources without concomitant gains in security.
While many scholars have assumed that this network represents a trade-off between security and civil liberties, our …