Introduction -- Scope and limits of the right of privacy; the background against which modern surveillance law is developing -- President's powers regarding property and persons; Terrorism designations and watch list -- Federal government surveillance powers -- Financial privacy and the patriot act: Money laundering and reporting by broadly defined "financial institutions" -- The foreigner factor -- National security letters DNA sampling and other investigatory tools -- Post-9/11 terrorism crimes and their impacts on privacy -- Sharing law enforcement and intelligence information among government agencies -- Miscellaneous provisions -- Government data mining and surveillance systems: catalog and analysis -- Cyber security, critical infrastructure protection and privacy.
