Stephen Wicker

Cornell Universitiy

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Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University and author of the forthcoming book, Cellular Convergence and the Death of Privacy

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Today, a new controversy may pit national security against personal privacy. The  Guardian  newspaper has published the order of a secret, so-called FISA court.

FISA Court Allows Phone Records Collection

Today, a new controversy may pit national security against personal privacy. The Guardian newspaper has published the order of a secret, so-called FISA court.

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