Explore the critical balance between national security and personal privacy with this essential resource from the National Research Council. This book provides a comprehensive framework for assessing programs designed to counter terrorism, focusing on the ethical and procedural challenges of maintaining individual civil liberties in a modern surveillance landscape. Ideal for policy analysts, students of security studies, and those interested in the intersection of technology and human rights, this text offers a systematic approach to policy evaluation. Readers will gain insights into the rigorous methods required to ensure that counter-terrorism strategies remain transparent, effective, and protective of democratic values. Product Summary: Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists provides a detailed framework for program assessment, covering policy analysis, surveillance ethics, counter-terrorism strategy, civil liberties, and national security evaluation by the National Research Council.