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Ambitious Surveillance Reform Bill Introduced in Senate
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced key legislation aimed at protecting American citizens whose data is gathered inadvertently...
House Bill Makes Key Surveillance Reforms but Leaves Backdoor Open for Americans’ Communications
Today, a discussion draft of major legislation was introduced to protect American citizens whose data is gathered inadvertently under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence...
Tech Companies Propose Compromise on Section 702 Surveillance
Today, a coalition of more than 30 technology companies and trade associations urged Congress to reform the National Security Agency’s surveillance practices under Section 702...
#20 – Spying on Foreigners (and Ourselves)
Section 702, a US foreign surveillance program, is set to expire at the end of 2017. While privacy advocates are crying out for reform or...
USA FREEDOM Act Would End the Worst Surveillance Offender
Today, the House Judiciary Committee will mark up H.R. 2048, the USA Freedom Act, which ends bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records under Section 215...