House Judiciary Committee unanimously approves anti-surveillance bill (updated)
Somewhat helpful (but not perfect) news on the surveillance front. The House Judiciary Committee has unanimously approved the US Freedom Act, which is designed to reduce massive domestic surveillance....
View ArticleVerizon supports USA Freedom Act to curtail bulk metadata collection by NSA
Verizon supports the bipartisan USA Freedom Act because it will achieve the important goals of ending Section 215 bulk collection of communications data, heightening privacy protections and increasing...
View ArticleTech firms decry USA Freedumb Act (updated May 22)
The USA “Freedumb” Act has been gutted by Congress in a manner that opens up increased risk of abuse, rather than the previously stated goal of drastically limiting surveillance of US citizens. Many...
View ArticleU.S.A. Freedom Act fails in Senate (updated)
The U.S.A. Freedom Act purported to end the current NSA programs of bulk metadata collection of US citizens. Yesterday, Senate approval failed to pass the bill. It is disappointing. However, it is not...
View ArticlePardon Edward Snowden
Via The New York Times: Edward J. Snowden, the American who has probably left the biggest mark on public policy debates during the Obama years, is today an outlaw. Mr. Snowden, a former National...
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