By Lauren McCauley / Common DreamsOct 5, 2016
The news proves "the failure of US government reforms to curb NSA's tendency to try and indiscriminately vacuum up the world's data," say rights groups government reforms to curb NSA's tendency to try and indiscriminately vacuum up the world's data," says one rights authority. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJun 9, 2015
The Obama administration asked a federal court to resume the NSA surveillance programs ended by the expiration of parts of the Patriot Act on June 1. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 14, 2015
Legislative critics of the USA Freedom Act, which was celebrated by privacy advocates as it passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday, say the law will merely adjust and codify the government’s practice of bulk telephone data collection, rather than end it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigMay 14, 2015
The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell a big reason to crank up his hustle if he wants to hang on to the part of the Patriot Act that allows for the bulk collection of Americans' phone records. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMay 10, 2015
The efforts to reform the way the U.S. government gathers intelligence indicate that the whistleblower's disclosures "have had the impact that motivated him,” writes Ronald Goldfarb, who served in the Justice Department of the Kennedy administration, at Time magazine. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigMar 27, 2014
Nearly 10 months after Edward Snowden and Guardian reporters exposed the NSA's telephone spying program, President Obama on Thursday said he would pursue legislation that would require the agency to seek customer records from phone companies on an individual basis via a still-secret court process. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 17, 2014
President Obama outlined what he called "concrete and substantial reforms" of global and domestic U.S. government surveillance Friday, but did not address such key issues as the NSA's sabotage and undermining of global encryption standards. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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