The FBI Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide cause concern from civil libertarians. According to articles reported in the New York Times and Associated Press, agents can search commercial or law enforcement databases, conduct lie detector tests, search people's trash and conduct physical surveillance, sometimes without any suspicion of wrongdoing.
Under the present rules, agents must open an assessment before they may search for information about a person in a commercial or law enforcement database. Under the new rules, agents will be allowed to search such databases without opening an assessment.
Should civil libertarians be alarmed, or are these new changes made for our protection?
Join us on Thursday June 16, at 6:00 PM for a discussion of the “Domestic Investigations and Operations Guide.