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Section 215 Sunsets, but Congress Must Do More to Protect Privacy

June 1, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. — Tonight at midnight, Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act will expire, which means the bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records by...


Government Shouldn’t Force Companies to Hoard Customer Data

May 29, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, TechFreedom joined a coalition of privacy-minded companies, industry and trade groups, and civil society organizations in opposition to the drafted FISA...


McConnell is Playing a Dangerous Game with the PATRIOT Act

May 22, 2015

WASHINGTON D.C. — Section 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, which authorizes the bulk collection of all Americans’ telephone records by the National Security Agency...


Congress Must Put an End to Surveillance Under Section 215

May 19, 2015

This month, TechFreedom joined two different coalitions of privacy, civil rights and government transparency organizations in urging Congress to avoid reauthorizing bulk collection of phone...


Government Shouldn’t Force Companies to Weaken Data Security

May 19, 2015

Today, TechFreedom joined a coalition of nearly 150 privacy organizations, tech companies, trade associations, and individual security experts in urging President Obama to support Americans’...


The Senate Should Move Quickly on Surveillance Reform

May 13, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2048, the USA FREEDOM Act, 338-88. The bill ends the NSA’s bulk collection of Americans’...