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James Lewis, director of the CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program, was quoted by Forbes, "Bush’s Double-Edged Cyber-Security Plan."
Since January, the Bush administration has committed to spending billions to keep the government's computer networks safe from cyber-spies and other malicious hackers. But to keep digital intruders away from sensitive government information, some worry the government will have to do some spying of its own--on the U.S. private sector. . .
The questions about the initiative's privacy policies also apply to its role in surveying government networks, says Jim Lewis, a former foreign service official and director of the Technology and Public Policy Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He worries about private citizens interacting with federal systems. "When John Q. Citizen visits the Department of Agriculture Web site, what are the guarantees on his privacy?" Lewis asks. "We're moving into an arena of monitoring that hasn't been covered by existing privacy rules."
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