ACLU Sues For Details Of U.S. Surveillance

The American Civil Liberties Union wants to know where the U.S. is conducting foreign surveillance and how that is affecting Americans who may be victimized by it.

The latest lawsuit seeks information related to the use of Executive Order 12333, which was signed in 1981 and governs surveillance of foreign targets.

Under the order, the National Security Administration is collecting “vast quantities” of data globally under the order’s authority, “inevitably” including communications of U.S. citizens, the lawsuit said.

The lawsuit cites “recent revelations,” an apparent reference to reports about U.S. spying activities in the wake of leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.

“This FOIA request seeks, in part, to determine what protections are afforded to those U.S. persons and whether those protections are consistent with the Constitution,” it said

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.