Released: October 27, 2009

Probe of government privacy office sought

Source: Spencer Hsu, Washington Post (Free Registration)

Privacy advocates have asked lawmakers to investigate the Department of Homeland Security office in charge of protecting Americans’ privacy, saying it has shown “an extraordinary disregard” for its duty.

In a letter sent Friday to the House Homeland Security Committee, 21 organizations and seven people belonging to the Privacy Coalition say the department’s chief privacy officer has seen its role as enabling, rather than curbing, government surveillance and intelligence programs.

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