Civil Liberty Groups Oppose Expanded Surveillance Authority Treaty

WASHINGTON -- Civil liberty groups are vexed over a proposed treaty that would grant more surveillance powers to U.S. and European police agencies, and expand copyright crimes. Thirty groups -- from North America, Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe -- said . . . WASHINGTON -- Civil liberty groups are vexed over a proposed treaty that would grant more surveillance powers to U.S. and European police agencies, and expand copyright crimes. Thirty groups -- from North America, Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe -- said this week that the treaty "improperly extends the police authority of national governments" and places the privacy of Internet users and the freedom of computer programmers at risk.

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