Privacy Group Sues U.S. for Surveillance Data

A San Francisco privacy group sued the Justice Department seeking information about electronic surveillance systems used to intercept personal communications.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation said it had filed a lawsuit after the U.S. failed to respond to a Freedom of Information request for records about two FBI surveillance systems.

"Recent allegations of domestic spying by the U.S. government already have both lawmakers and the general public up in arms," said Marcia Hofmann, the foundation's attorney. "The Department of Justice needs to abide by the law and publicly release information about these surveillance tools."