The cyberthreat, government network operations, and the Fourth Amendment
By: Jack Goldsmith
Contributors: Brookings Institution. Governance Studies
Series: The future of the Constitution -- [no. 1]; Future of the Constitution -- no.1.
Publisher: Brookings Institution, Governance Studies
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 17
Subjects: Right of Privacy; Cyberterrorism; Prevention; Law and legislation; Computer networks; Security measures; Government policy; Constitutional law; United States
Description: To meet the threat of a cyber attack, Jack Goldsmith imagines that sometime in the near future the government mandates the use of a government-coordinated intrusion-prevention system throughout the domestic network to monitor all communications, including private ones. Although such a program would be controversial, Goldsmith argues that massive government snooping in the network can be lawful and deemed consistent with the U.S. Constitution, including the Fourth Amendment, if proper and credible safeguards are put in place.--Publishers' website.
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