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Monday, July 16, 2012

Lawmakers Criticize the FDA for Surveillance Operation

Two members of Congress, one Republican and one Democrat, expressed concern over the news that the Food and Drug Administration monitored the communication of five scientists after they raised concerns about medical imaging devices.

The surveillance campaign, according to The New York Times, gathered more than 80,000 pages of documents of communication between five scientists and journalists, members of Congress, lawyers and President Obama.

"The extent to which the FDA spied on employees' personal email is shocking. The more we learn, the more disturbing it is," Senator Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said. "The FDA's actions raise serious implications for the right of any agency employee to make protected disclosures about waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, or public safety to Congress or anyone else."

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2 comments:

  1. Our government never surprises me. I assume the absolute worst from them. If you're not paranoid, you aren't paying attention.

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  2. Retribution is in order for agents of the state which pursue such endeavors without impunity.
    You can't take down the Government Et Al, but you can get to individuals personally that break the law willingly for the Government.

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