It has a security, data and privacy group.

The privacy groups fought to prevent it from broadening law enforcement's power to collect information about private individuals.

The privacy groups' concerns center on an important difference in the way that these new types of networks will operate.

He spoke as civil liberties and privacy groups stepped up their criticism of the administration's legislative package.

"This has been driven by private industry and privacy groups."

But the privacy groups said that solution was inadequate.

That proposal has created bitter opposition from civil liberty and privacy groups.

But now a privacy group in Spain has sued.

Civil liberties and privacy groups are pleading with Congress not to act hastily on the package.

Such statements have done little to mollify privacy groups, however.