Surveillance I

Tuelin B.
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  1. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
    an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance
  2. NSA
    the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
  3. whistleblower
    a person within an organization who exposes wrongdoing
  4. leak
    enter or escape as through a hole or crack or fissure
  5. eavesdrop
    listen without the speaker's knowledge
  6. National Security Agency
    the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign intelligence information
  7. code of conduct
    a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group
  8. surveillance
    close observation of a person or group
  9. civil liberty
    freedom from arbitrary governmental interence
  10. classify
    arrange or order by categories
  11. wide-ranging
    including much
  12. intelligence agency
    a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy
  13. catch up with
    catch up with and possibly overtake
  14. contractor
    someone who is hired to build things
  15. Justice Department
    the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
  16. entitle
    give the right to
  17. reveal
    make visible
  18. uncover
    make visible
  19. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  20. infringement
    an act that disregards an agreement or a right
  21. clearance
    vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
  22. abide by
    act in accordance with rules, commands, or wishes
  23. on trial
    in the process of being tested or tried
  24. classified
    arranged into classes
  25. voiced
    produced with vibration of the vocal cords
  26. landmark
    a prominent or well-known object in a particular place
  27. oversight
    an unintentional omission from failure to notice something
  28. McCarthy
    United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957)
  29. rely on
    put trust in with confidence
  30. courageous
    able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
  31. commitment
    the act of binding yourself to a course of action
  32. privacy
    the condition of being concealed or hidden
  33. disclosed
    made known (especially something secret or concealed)
  34. condemn
    express strong disapproval of
  35. employer
    a person or firm that hires workers
  36. await
    look forward to the probable occurrence of
  37. interference
    the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding
  38. rely
    have confidence or faith in
  39. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  40. sweeping
    taking in or moving over a wide area
  41. request
    express the need or desire for; ask for
  42. decade
    a period of 10 years
  43. sweep
    clean by using a broom or as if with a broom
Created on Mon Jun 10 15:11:10 EDT 2013

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