Her amendment was modified and added to the bill on June 5, 1995. Ultimately, this amendment was not included in the final version signed by President Clinton in April 1996. Clinton Administration Counter-Terrorism Initiative announced April 27, 1995. Testimony CDT's Executive Director Jerry Berman on 'Free Speech and the Internet in the Wake of Oklahoma City Bombing' .
Terrorism poses a serious threat, requiring a serious government response.
However, all too often the terrorism issue has been used as the justification for eroding civil liberties. CDT joined industry experts and government officials at a meeting with President Clinton responding to recent attacks on popular Internet sites. CDT senior staff counsel Jim Dempsey stressed that good network security can be achieved without sacrificing privacy or anonymity online. The Clinton White House is reviewing a plan for widespread monitoring of government computer systems. Such a general search of innocent communications is ripe for abuse.