Protecting individual privacy in the struggle against terrorists a framework for program assessment all us agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or mine personal data such as phone records or web sites visited should be required to evaluate the programs effectiveness lawfulness and impacts on privacy. Protecting individual privacy in the struggle against terrorists a framework for program assessment p cm includes bibliographical references isbn 978 0 309 12488 1 pbk isbn 978 0 309 12489 8 pdf 1 terrorism united states prevention 2 surveillance detection united states 3 privacy right of united states 4. Protecting individual privacy in the struggle against terrorists a framework for program assessment washington dc the national academies press doi 1017226 12452 x. Vides a framework for making decisions about deploying and evaluating those and other information based programs on the basis of their e ectiveness and associated risks to personal privacy. Protecting individual privacy in the struggle against terrorists a framework for program assessment washington dc the national academies press doi 1017226 12452 x