Sentence examples for surveillance power from inspiring English sources

Any casual review of human history proves how deeply irrational it is to believe that powerful factions can be trusted to exercise vast surveillance power with little accountability or transparency.

They depend upon the police and surveillance power unique to the modern bureaucratic state apparatus.

The statute "greatly expands the government's surveillance power," Justice Elena Kagan said.

One study published this March, using records provided by a European wireless carrier, shows the surveillance power of telecommunications metadata.

They believed the measure went too far in handing surveillance power to the administration, particularly Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, without sufficient judicial review.

"But when Bush administration officials asked Congress for this new surveillance power, they said quite explicitly that Americans' communications were the communications of most interest to them.

The IPT hears complaints about abuse of surveillance powers by government agencies.

Online campaigners have already started fighting Conservative plans to introduce new surveillance powers.

In recent weeks the NSA has sought to build support for its surveillance powers.

David Cameron has argued that the Paris attacks show that British spies need further surveillance powers.

The likes of the former defence secretary, Liam Fox, are calling for ever greater surveillance powers.