解读美国电子监控制度的演变

    Understanding the Transformation of American Electronic Surveillance Law

    • 摘要: 美国联邦最高法院通过判例确认政府从事电子监控应受联邦宪法"第4修正案"制约,政府从第三方获取当事人自愿提供的信息除外。美国国会通过《电子通讯隐私法》和《涉外情报监控法》,对美国政府基于执法需要而进行的监控与基于国家安全目的而进行的监控进行了进一步的规范。"911"事件发生后,美国国会颁布了《爱国者法案》,进一步扩大政府收集信息的权力范围,国家安全与个人隐私保护之间的关系被重新调整,并引发了诸多的争议。

       

      Abstract: The Supreme Court's decisions confirmed that the Fourth Amendment of Constitution applied to the electronic surveillance engaged by the government. However, it didn't applied to the information voluntarily conveyed to the third party. The Congress enacted ECPA and FISA to regulate the government surveillance for the law enforcement purpose and national security purpose. After the event of 911,the Congress enacted PATRIOT Act,which expanded the government's power to collect information. The balance between the national security and personal privacy protection has been readjusted and many disputes arose since then.

       

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